Introduction
Literature Search and inclusion criteria
Analysis
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
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General population
| Lahore | ELISA | 992 | 8.06% | HBsAg | Nafees et al. [10] 2009 |
Larkana | ICT, ELISA | 200 | 4.8% | HBsAg | Shaikh et al. [11] 2009 | |
Lahore | ICT | 203 | 2.46 | HBsAg | Tanveer et al. [12] 2008 | |
Karachi | ICT, ELISA. | 4000 | 4.5% | HBsAg | Noorali et al. [7] 2008 | |
Southern Punjab | ICT/ELISA | 1821 | 5.9% | HBsAg | Mirza et al. [13] 2007 | |
Karachi | ICT, ELISA and PCR. | 3820 | 4.5% | HBsAg & DNA | Hakim et al. [8] 2008 | |
Islamabad | AxSym HBsAg, CORE& AUSAB MEIA | 1300 | 4% | HBsAg, anti HBs, anti HBc | Alam et al. [6] 2007 | |
Central Punjab | ICT, ELISA | 2038 | 4.83% | HBsAg | Alam et al. [14] 2006 | |
Rawalpindi | ELISA | 665 | 3% | HBsAg | Farooq et al. [15] 2005 | |
Lahore | ICT | 757 | 2.6% | HBsAg | Amin et al. [16] 2004 | |
Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 200 | 3% | HBsAg | Qasmi et al. [17] 2000 | |
Recruitments
| Rural Areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 3320 | 4.5% | HBsAg | Azam et al. [18] 2009 |
Interior Sindh | ICT, ELISA | 5237 | 7.39% | HBsAg | Malik et al. [19] 2008 | |
Recruits from all over Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 2558 | 2.8% | HBsAg | Sherif & Tariq, [20] 2006 | |
Mardan | ICT, ELISA | 15550 | 3.24% | HBsAg | Mirza et al. [21] 2006 | |
All areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 4552 | 4.2% | HBsAg | Hussain et al. [22]2005 | |
All areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 5371 | 3.53% | HBsAg | Ali et al. [23] 2002 | |
Prisoners
| Karachi | ELISA | 365 | 5.9% | HBs Ag | Kazi et al. [24] 2010 |
Bahawalpur | ICT, ELISA | 2086 | 5.6% | HBs Ag | Fayyaz et al.[25] 2006 |
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV positive (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
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Healthy Blood Donors
| Kurram Agency | ICT | 1300 | 5.07% | HBsAg | Bangash et al. [26] 2009 |
Interior Sindh | ICT | 5345 | 6.2% | HBsAg | Mujeeb & Pearce, [27] 2008 | |
Karachi | ICT | 11459 | 1.71% | HBsAg | Nazar et al. [28] 2008 | |
Karachi | ICT | 688 | 4.50% | HBsAg | Azam et al. [29] 2007 | |
Northern areas | ICT | 8949 | 3.66% | HBsAg | Alam & Naeem, [30] 2007 | |
Karachi | ICT | 21,125 | 3.3% | HBsAg | Mujeeb & Pearce, [31] 2007 | |
District Thatta | ICT | 310 | 5.81% | HBsAg | Ishaq et al. [32] 2007 | |
Southern Punjab | ICT, ELISA | 27938 | 2.69% | HBsAg | Khan et al. [33] 2006 | |
Lahore | ICT | 18216 | 3.36% | HBsAg | Sirhindi et al. [34] 2005 | |
Karachi | ELISA | 351309 | 2.0% | HBsAg | Akhtar et al. [35] 2005 | |
Peshawar/ KPK | MEIA | 4000 | 1.9% | HBsAg | Ahmad et al. [36] 2004 | |
Rawalpindi | ICT | 580 | 5.86% | HBsAg | Mumtaz et al. [37] 2002 | |
Northern Pakistan | ELISA | 103858 | 3.3% | HBsAg | Khattak et al. [38] 2002 | |
Bahawalpur | LAT, ICT | 345 | 5.64% | HBsAg | Fayyaz et al. [39] 2002 |
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV positive (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
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Health Care Personals
| Abbottabad | ELISA | 125 | 2.4% | HBsAg | Sarwar et al. [41] 2008 |
Muzaffarabad | RPHA, ELISA | 199 | 4.1% | HBsAg | Naz et al. [42] 2002 | |
Pregnant women
| Karachi | ICT | 2592 | 0.34% | HBsAg | Sheikh, [43] 2009 |
Swat | ICT, ELISA | 5607 | 3.98% | HBsAg | Khattak et al. [44] 2009 | |
Karachi | EIA | 5902 | 4.6% | HBsAg | Sami et al. [45] 2009 | |
Lahore | ICT, ELISA | 2439 | 2.2% | HBsAg | Batool et al. [46] 2008 | |
Bahawalpur | ICT, ELISA | 300 | 12.3% | HBsAG, HBeAG, HBcAB, HBsAB, | Ahmad et al. [47] 2007 | |
Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 25,482 | 1.57% | HBs Ag | Ali & Memon, [48] 2007 | |
Hyderabad | ICT, ELISA | 103 | 12.6% | HBsAg | Yousfani et al. [49] 2006 | |
Rahim Yar Khan | ELISA | 450 | 12.0% | HBsAg | Hakeem et al. [50] 2006 | |
Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 245 | 3.26% | HBsAg | Mehnaz et al. [51] 2002 | |
Children
| Karachi | ELISA | 3533 | 1.8% | HBsAg | Jafri et al. [52] 2006 |
Lahore | RPHA, ELISA | 392 | 2.04%. | HBsAg | Khan et al. [53] 1998 |
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV positive(%) | HBV marker | Reference |
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Surgical patients
| Karachi | EIA | 496 | 5.0% | HBsAg | Moosa et al. [57] 2009 |
Jacobabad Sindh | ICT | 150 | 9.33% | HBsAg | Daudpota & Soomro, [58] 2008 | |
Karachi | ELISA | 387 | 6.5% | HBsAg | Masood et al. [59] 2005 | |
Karachi | Latex method, ELISA | 411 | 8.76% | HBsAg | Shirazi et al. [60] 2004 | |
Patients with cirrhosis
| Saidu Sharif, Swat | ELISA | 110 | 21.81% | HBsAg | Khan et al. [62] 2009 |
Dera Ismail Khan | ICT | 60 | 46.67% | HBsAg | Mashud et al. [63] 2004 | |
Lahore | ICT, ELISA | 94 | 23% | HBsAg, anti-HBcIgG, anti-HBs, and HBeAg | Khan et al. [64] 2002 | |
Lahore | ELISA | 50 | 24% | HBsAg | Hussain et al. [65] 1998 | |
Patients with Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
| Hyderabad | ELISA | 200 | 21.0% | HBsAg | Ansari et al. [66] 2009 |
Rawalpindi | ICT, ELISA | 44 | 25% | anti-HBsAg, anti-HBcAb antiHBeAb | Mumtaz et al. [67] 2001 | |
Lahore | ELISA | 30 | 20% | HBsAg | Kausar et al. [68] 1998 | |
Patients with hepatitis
| Rawalpindi | ICT | 264 | 9.8% | HBsAg | Mumtaz & Aftab [69] 2005 |
Hyderabad/Jamshoro | ELISA | 100 | 41% | anti-HBs anti-HBc | Almani et al. [70] 2002 | |
Islamabad | ELISA | 2574 | 15% | HBsAg | Tanwani & Ahmad [71] 2000 | |
Karachi | MEIA-Abbott | 1225 | 2% | HBsAg | Mahmood [72] 2000 | |
Rawalpindi | RPHA or ELISA | 4315 | 11.68% | HBsAg | Hussain & Ahmed [73] 1998 | |
Patients of Liver disease
| Karachi | ICT, ELISA, PCR | 5193 | 32.6% | HBsAg | Ahmed et al. [74] 2010 |
Peshawar | ICT, ELISA and PCR. | 181 | 18.23% | HBs Ag or DNA | Khan [75] 2006 | |
Faisalabad | ELISA | 100 | 29% | HBsAg | Bilal et al. [76] 2006 | |
Hazara Division | ICT | 893 | 30.35% | HBsAg | Khan and Rizvi [77] 2003 | |
MTP (Thalassemic & Hemophiliac Children)
| Islamabad | ICT, ELISA | 251 | 3.9% | HBsAg | Burki et al. [79] 2009 |
Peshawar | ELISA | 250 | 8.4% | HBsAg | Shah et al. [80] 2005 | |
Peshawar | ELISA | 80 | 7.591 | HBsAg | Mohammad et al. [81] 2003 | |
Peshawar | ELISA | 40 | 5% | HBsAg | Hussain et al. [82] 2003 | |
Ophthalmic Patients
| Jamshoro/Hyderabad | ICT | 931 | 4.6% | HBsAg | Junejo et al. [88] 2009 |
Dera Ismail Khan | ICT, ELISA | 1130 | 3.18% | HBsAg | Ahmad et al. [89] 2006 | |
IDU
| Peshawar | ELISA | 250 | 22.4% | HBsAg | Alam et al. [86] 2007b |
Karachi | ELISA | 161 | 7.5% | HBsAg | Altaf et al. [87] 2007 |
Authors | Region | Patients (n) | Genotype A | Genotype B | Genotype C | Genotype D | Genotype E | Genotype F | Untypable | Mixed |
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All areas of Pakistan | 300 | 43 (14.33%) | 54 (18%) | 83 (27.66%) | 39 (13%) | 2 (0.66%) | 4 (1.33%) | 31 (10.33%) | 44 (14.66%) | |
Punjab and Sindh | 236 | 2 (0.85%) | - | 14 (5.93%) | 220 (93.22%) | - | - | - | - | |
Karachi | 315 | 65 (20%) | - | - | 219 (70%) | - | - | - | 31 (10%) | |
Karachi | 180 | - | - | - | 150 (83.33%) | - | - | - | 30 (16.66%) | |
Karachi | 180 | - | - | - | 151 (83.89%) | - | - | - | 29 (16.11%) | |
Patients from All four Provinces | 110 | 5 (4.55) | 27(24.54%) | - | 66 (60%) | - | - | 9 (8.18%) | 3 (2.73%) | |
Karachi | 295 | 60 (20.34%) | - | - | 208 (70.51%) | - | - | - | 27 (9.15%) | |
KPK | 56 | 15 (8.92%) | - | - | 35 (62.5%) | - | - | - | 16 (28.57%) | |
Karachi | 109 | - | - | - | 109 (100%) | - | - | - | - | |
Patients from All four Provinces | 112 | 24 (21.42%) | 20 (17.86%) | 46 (41.07%) | 9 (8.03%) | - | - | 5 (4.46%) | 8 (7.14%) | |
Total
| 1893 | 190 (10.03%) | 101 (5.335%) | 143 (7.55%) | 1206 (63.71%) | 2 (0.105%) | 4 (0.21%) | 45 (2.377%) | 188 (9.931%) |