Gulsena Masood Khan, Mahmood Nasir Malik, Khajista Rana, Aziza Fayyaz.
Profile of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity in Health Care Personnel.
Mother & Child Jan ;34(4):135-8.

This prospective study was done to find out the prevalence of hepatitis 8 surface antigen positivity amongst 1020 health care workers and medical students at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore. Sixty five persons tested positive for HBsAg showing a carrier rate of 6.3% The highest prevalence was among ward boys and sweepers (18.5%), followed by nurses (10.8%) and house officers (6.8%). Clinical students had a higher prevalence (7%) as compare to pre-clinical students (4.2%).

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