Publication: Demographic characteristics and transmission risk factors of patients with hepatitis c virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, a multicenter and cross-sectional trial
Date
2021-09-21
Authors
Mıstık, Reşit
Authors
Tabak, Fehmi
Şirin, Göktuğ
Demir, Mehmet
Aladağ, Murat
Sümer, Sua
Kurtaran, Behice
Tosun, Selma
Yamazhan, Tansu
Bozkurt, İlkay
Gürbüz, Yunus
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Galenos Yayıncılık
Abstract
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of risk factors in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).Materials and Methods: Patients who were aged >18 years visiting outpatient clinics and diagnosed as having HCV infection were enrolled in this cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted in 71 cities. Patient data on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and pre-defined risk factors were collected.Results: Among 1,018 patients, 53.0% were women. The mean age was 57.2 +/- 14.3 years and 34.8% had been diagnosed as having HCV infection >10 years before enrollment. Almost half of the patients (45.5%) were diagnosed during their regular check-up visits, and only 16.8% were diagnosed because of signs or symptoms of HCV. Genotype 1 and sub-genotype 1 b were detected in 87.9% and 73.7% of the patients, respectively. At least one risk factor was present in 94.8% of the patients. The most frequently reported risk factor was major dental procedures (79.2%), followed by major surgical operations (56.9%) and minor surgical interventions (42.3%).Conclusion: Our results revealed that most of the patients with HCV infection underwent major dental procedures.
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Viral-hepatitis, Hcv infection, Epidemiology, Impact, Hepatitis C, Demography, Risk factors, Turkey, General & internal medicine