Table 2.
Percent prevalence rates of HBV in Healthy Blood donors.
| Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV positive (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
LAT: Latex agglutination test