Frequency of Hepatitis C Virus in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Regular Hemodialysis at Tertiary Care Hospital

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is the most important public health issue affecting about 10% of world adult population. Objective: To assess frequency Hepatitis C Virus in chronic patients on regular hemodialysis at tertiary care hospital, Peshawar Methodology: This was descriptive cross sectional study, carried out Medicine department, Hayatabad Medical Complex, for one year duration from December 2020 to 2021. A total 211 were observed our study. All data statistically analyzed by using SPSS 23. Results: In there 140 (66.4%) male while female 71(33.6%). Based illness, 149(70.6%) illness 1-2 years 62(29.4%) more than 2 (Table 1). The overall virus 68(32.2%) with Conclusion: hospitalized CKD patients, occurrence hepatitis ELISA antibody considerably higher. avoid infection spread, rigorous global control strategies must be applied nephrology units. More research required evaluate whether detecting and treating reduces death rates or delays advancement end-stage renal disease. Key words Virus; disease; Hemodialysis