PMID: 18706295Aug 19, 2008Paper

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and evaluation of a health education program in el-ghar village in zagazig, egypt

The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
S M EassaOssama M Hassanein

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an emerging global epidemic, some nations have been more drastically affected than others. Egypt reports the highest incidence in the world, with a prevalence rate of over 20 % (global average 3%). Despite the alarming prevalence of the disease in the country, awareness of the disease is still low. The objectives of this study were: 1-to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C seropositivity among the study group. 2-to study some risk factors with hepatitis C, 3-to assess the effect of the health education on the knowledge and concepts about hepatitis C. This study is a combined cross sectional and an interventional educational community-based study. It was carried out at El-Ghar village in Zagazig district from November 2006 to January 2007. A multistage systematic sample included 304 households above 12 years of age, using a predesigned questionnaire for assessing some potential risk factors (medical and lifestyle behavior ) and another questionnaire to assess the effect of health education on knowledge and attitude toward Hepatitis C problem . In addition, samples were collected to assess the seropositivity of HCV among the studied group. The results showed that the prevalence of seropositivity of H...Continue Reading

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