Unravelling the Hidden and Undiagnosed Cases of Hepatitis B and C Viruses among Patients Seeking Health Care for Other Viral Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study from Central India
This study unveils a concerning reservoir of undiagnosed chronic viral hepatitis within a population not routinely screened for HBV/HCV. These findings highlight the critical need for expanding HBV and HCV screening strategies beyond traditionally high-risk populations or patients with specific clinical presentations.
Authors
- Rajeev Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-3971)
- Harjeet Singh Maan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3646-0872)
- Swati Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-7472)
- Deepti Chaurasia
- Ankita Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-4507)
- Nagaraj Perumal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3545-4171)
- Anamika Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-6486)
- Rakesh Shrivastava
- Shailendra Kumar Jain
Institutions
- Gandhi Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_209_24
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00