Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a significant health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Medical municipal waste pickers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious viral diseases. The current study aimed to explore HCV infection in different waste collectors. The objective of the cur...
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| author | Nasib Zaman Zafran Khan Daniya Ualiyeva Iqbal Hussain Shahid Ali Tariq Iqbal Muhamad Rizwan Irfan Ullah |
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| description | Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a significant health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Medical municipal waste pickers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious viral diseases. The current study aimed to explore HCV infection in different waste collectors. The objective of the current study was to investigate the incidence of HCV infection and associated risks among the waste collectors of five districts of Malakand Divisions and Bajaur district (old Bajaur agency) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. During the study period (May–December 2017), blood samples were collected from 300 waste handlers and tested for anti-HCV antibodies using the ICT method. The results obtained from the data were analyzed statistically using SPSS 20 version. In this study, we included 300 males aged 9 to 76 years, which means 27.31 ± 11.9 years. The prevalence of HCV was 3.3% (10/300). Among the positive cases, HCV infection was slightly higher in married persons than in unmarried (3% vs. 0.33%, %, PV < 0.01, odds ratio 4.73, 95% CI =2.2–9.8). A high infection rate was reported in waste scavengers from the district Swat, followed by those in the Bajaur district. Needle prick injuries and barehanded practices were the significant risk factors for infected cases. Our findings highlight the need for personal protective equipment. It is suggested that all garbage collectors should be trained in handling waste to reduce infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce2a3aba0bb14ee6abb444731f5ead242022-12-22T03:51:37ZengElsevierDialogues in Health2772-65332022-12-011100073Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanNasib Zaman0Zafran Khan1Daniya Ualiyeva2Iqbal Hussain3Shahid Ali4Tariq Iqbal5Muhamad Rizwan6Irfan Ullah7Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaCentre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Chengdu Instiute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCentre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, PakistanCentre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, PakistanRehman Medical College, Peshawar, PakistanCentre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, PakistanDepartment of Microbiology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, PakistanHepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a significant health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Medical municipal waste pickers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious viral diseases. The current study aimed to explore HCV infection in different waste collectors. The objective of the current study was to investigate the incidence of HCV infection and associated risks among the waste collectors of five districts of Malakand Divisions and Bajaur district (old Bajaur agency) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. During the study period (May–December 2017), blood samples were collected from 300 waste handlers and tested for anti-HCV antibodies using the ICT method. The results obtained from the data were analyzed statistically using SPSS 20 version. In this study, we included 300 males aged 9 to 76 years, which means 27.31 ± 11.9 years. The prevalence of HCV was 3.3% (10/300). Among the positive cases, HCV infection was slightly higher in married persons than in unmarried (3% vs. 0.33%, %, PV < 0.01, odds ratio 4.73, 95% CI =2.2–9.8). A high infection rate was reported in waste scavengers from the district Swat, followed by those in the Bajaur district. Needle prick injuries and barehanded practices were the significant risk factors for infected cases. Our findings highlight the need for personal protective equipment. It is suggested that all garbage collectors should be trained in handling waste to reduce infection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653322000739Hepatitis C VirusWaste pickersIncidenceRisk factor |
| spellingShingle | Nasib Zaman Zafran Khan Daniya Ualiyeva Iqbal Hussain Shahid Ali Tariq Iqbal Muhamad Rizwan Irfan Ullah Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Dialogues in Health Hepatitis C Virus Waste pickers Incidence Risk factor |
| title | Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full | Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_short | Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_sort | hepatitis c virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of khyber pakhtunkhwa pakistan |
| topic | Hepatitis C Virus Waste pickers Incidence Risk factor |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653322000739 |
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