Demographic Characteristics and Transmission Risk Factors of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, A Multicenter and Cross-sectional Trial

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dc.contributor.authorTabak, Fehmi
dc.contributor.authorŞirin, Göktuğ
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAladağ, Murat
dc.contributor.authorSümer, Şua
dc.contributor.authorKurtaran, Behice
dc.contributor.authorTosun, Selma
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T16:25:07Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T16:25:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: 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 proceduresen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3
dc.identifier.endpage117en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-2939
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage109en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid507561en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/507561
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/16227
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofViral Hepatitis Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleDemographic Characteristics and Transmission Risk Factors of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, A Multicenter and Cross-sectional Trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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