Tabak, FehmiŞirin, GöktuğDemir, MehmetAladağ, MuratSümer, SuaKurtaran, BehiceTosun, SelmaYamazhan, TansuBozkurt, İlkayGürbüz, YunusBatirel, AyşeSenateş, EbubekirKandemir, Fatma ÖzlemTopal, FirdevsDoğanay, Hamdi LeventSezgin, OrhanMıstık, ReşitKöse, SükranYılmaz, Yusufİnan, DilaraKöksal, İftiharParlak, EmineAkdoğan, MeralGüner, Rahmet2024-06-272024-06-272021-09-211307-9441https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3https://viralhepatitisjournal.org/articles/doi/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3https://hdl.handle.net/11452/42529Objectives: 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessViral-hepatitisHcv infectionEpidemiologyImpactHepatitis CDemographyRisk factorsTurkeyGeneral & internal medicineArticle00073571640000110911727310.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-32147-2939