Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2014, Pages 1530–1533
Palwasha khan1, Narjis batool2, Mehvish zulfiqar3, Rabail khaliq4, and Khurram waqas5
1 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
2 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
3 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
4 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
5 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Our project comprises of assessment of awareness about HCV modes of transmission & implementation rate of preventive measures to prevent hepatitis C in different literacy groups. We want to find out the reason of spread of hepatitis C either there is lack of awareness or there is lack of follow up of precautionary measures. In this regard, we designed a questionnaire according to WHO guidelines & got it filled from different education levels. We also gave the awareness about the disease to the general public. After the survey we analyzed & calculated the percentages of awareness about Hepatitis C & follow up rates of precautionary measures in the individuals. We assessed that the literacy group of primary level had lowest awareness with lowest follow up rates. And the literacy group of under-graduate level had maximum awareness & follow up. Thus there is a need of awareness about the disease at primary level in order to minimize the risk of getting Hepatitis C as the incidence of Hepatitis is increasing due to negligence in implementation of preventive measures.
Author Keywords: mode of transmission, Implementation, follow up, modes of transmission, implementation rate.
Palwasha khan1, Narjis batool2, Mehvish zulfiqar3, Rabail khaliq4, and Khurram waqas5
1 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
2 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
3 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
4 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
5 Department of pharmacy, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Our project comprises of assessment of awareness about HCV modes of transmission & implementation rate of preventive measures to prevent hepatitis C in different literacy groups. We want to find out the reason of spread of hepatitis C either there is lack of awareness or there is lack of follow up of precautionary measures. In this regard, we designed a questionnaire according to WHO guidelines & got it filled from different education levels. We also gave the awareness about the disease to the general public. After the survey we analyzed & calculated the percentages of awareness about Hepatitis C & follow up rates of precautionary measures in the individuals. We assessed that the literacy group of primary level had lowest awareness with lowest follow up rates. And the literacy group of under-graduate level had maximum awareness & follow up. Thus there is a need of awareness about the disease at primary level in order to minimize the risk of getting Hepatitis C as the incidence of Hepatitis is increasing due to negligence in implementation of preventive measures.
Author Keywords: mode of transmission, Implementation, follow up, modes of transmission, implementation rate.
How to Cite this Article
Palwasha khan, Narjis batool, Mehvish zulfiqar, Rabail khaliq, and Khurram waqas, “Assessment of awareness about HCV mode of transmission and implementation rate of preventive measures in different literacy groups in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1530–1533, August 2014.
