Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with Beta Thalassemia after Multiple Transfusions at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Aim: To assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus among patients beta-thalassemia. Methods: We enrolled 200 beta-thalassemia in this observational cross sectional study conducted at Department Pathology, Jinnah Medical College/District Specialist Naseerullah Babar Memorial Hospital, Peshawar duration from March, 2022 to August, 2022. determined frequency HCV and assessed association with age groups number blood transfusions. Chi Square test was used for keeping P value < 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: Patients’ average recorded 11.07±4.98 years. Male were 53.5% while female 46.5%. The our 37 (18.5%). significantly associated transfusion 7. Conclusion: Patients are higher risk having. Keywords: Beta-thalassemia, Hepatitis virus, Prevalence