STUDIES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEPATITIS B (HBV) ANDHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) - THEIR RELATION TO BLOOD GROUPS AND RHESUS (RH) FACTOR IN GUNTUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

摘要

HBV and HIV infections are the most prevalent viral infections spreading in Indian population. In the present study, the dist ribution of HIV and HBV infection were examined in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The data for the present study was collected from five hundred forty one and four hundred eighty eight individuals who underwent HIV and HBV test respectively are scripted in this research as materials. In c ontinuation, the frequency of distribution of both HIV and HBV infection in various blood groups and Rh factor were also tested.The blood samples from infected individuals were used for examining the intensity of infection. Female individuals showed more HIV infection in comparison with male individuals, on the other hand, maximum HBV infections was found in males.In both cases, the infections were reported from rural residence place. 43.71% of HIV infection was reported at the age groups of 22 to 44 in female whereas 50.0% of infection in male had found at age groups of 21 years. The study was performed based on presence of Rh and ABO blood groups which could be used as an index for studying prevalence of infection. The highest prevalence of HIV and HBV infectionwere found in individuals with blood group O and Rh positive