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Prevalence Study Of Hepatitis B (australian Antigen) Among Patients
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1.2 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The
need for study can never be over emphases having considered the above,
this study serves the following purpose or objectives.
1. To obtain a general view of the group of individual affected whether children or adults.
2. To show circumstances which dispose to viral hepatitis and suggest means of reducing the incidence.
3. To review the management of these patients with regards to vestigation done and treatment.
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To understand the complex or exorbitant nature of the structure of the
hepatitis B virus as well as the debilitating effect it has on the
patient
5. Also compare and contrast primary data from this study with secondary from the library
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To how rate of progression to chronicity as well as make known the
daily activities that will not result in contacting HBV.
1.3 SIGNIFIGANCE OF STUDY
This
study done to known the existence or widespread of this disease among
patience in Nation Orthopedic Hospital Enugu. Or to understand and show
the prevalent Hospital in question .the significance of this study can
never be over emphasicum this is because in developing countries such as
HBV is indisputable essential in the life of that country especially in
their hospitals. Many children are infected by hepatitis B virus at on
early age a significant portion of apparently healthy individual are
chronic carriers of HBsAg, that is the Australia Antign. The
significance of this study is seen in the light of having a better
knowledge and understanding or better still widening our scope of the
chronically and pathogenically of HBV.
4.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
A
study of this nature surely must have problem which result in it.
Hepatitis B is a viral disease that is spread through all body fluids,
that is to say that one can contact this disease by exchange to body
fluid with infected person. Looking at our society and hospital
there are cases where by unscreened blood is transfixed to a patient
case of multiple sex partner people having unprotected sex, making use
of sharp objects without any care. All these dispose to viral hepatitis
B. and gives risk to a study of such .
1.5 LIMITATON/ SCOPE OF STUDY
As
a result of time factor, the scope of this study was narrowed down to
fit Witter the time limit. Due to this fact, this study was lenicted
only among patients in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu. There fore,
the scope or the delimitation, which infect in the area of coverage of
this study is National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu.
1.6 HYPOTHESIS
H0 Hepatitis B is prevalent among patients in National Orthopedic
Hospital Enugu.
H1 Hepatitis B is not prevalent among patients in National
Orthopedic Hospital Enugu.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The prevalence of viral hepatitis B among patients in National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu was studied. The samples comprised that of men , woman and children 200 in numbers, all patient of orthopedic Hospital Enugu. Laboratory investigation done were this HBs tested which 110 patient out of the 200 patients tested positive, and liver function tests found abnormal in almost all the patients that tested positive to HBsAG routine test. The commonest clinical presentations were fever and jaundice ... Continue reading---
