“…The district of Jammu has never ever been studied for HBV sero-prevalence. Furthermore, being in the neighborhood of the state of Punjab with a reported prevalence of about 17.02% (15) due to established Intra venous (IV) drug abuse it is important to estimate the prevalence of HBV in Jammu District. Public-health surveillance is a vital means of deterrence and management of infectious and chronic diseases and the medical execution of affected population.…”