Assessment of Hepatitis A, B and C Virus Positive Individual within Abuja Internally Displaced Persons Camps

Hepatitis A, B and C Virus have become an important factor of mortality. The aim of this research was to assess HAV, HBV and HCV infected individuals within the Internally Displaced Persons Camps Abuja, Nigeria. However, a descriptive cross sectional research design was adopted where blood samples from 450 respondents were collected within the three Camps and screened for Hepatitis A, B and C positive individuals. The obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS Version 22.1 Software. The Statistical Tests performed were x2 and Pearson Correlation with Significant difference at the threshold p ≤ 0.05. A total of 86 samples were screened for Hepatitis A, B and C virus out of 450 samples collected for Hepatitis prevalence with Hepatitis B and C virus recording the highest prevalence of 9.3% and 6.9% as compare to Hepatitis A (2.4%) with lack of awareness, contact with blood and blood product, sharing of sharp objects, poor sanitary condition, consumption of contaminated food and water as some of the root cause of Hepatitis. It’s however concluded that Hepatitis infection is a great concern at the internally displaced persons Camps Abuja. Consequently, from these facts, the routine screening of these infections coupled with the vaccination of infected individuals and awareness on the root cause of infection would improve the management of Hepatitis.

 

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