TY  - JOUR
TI  - Demographic Characteristics and Transmission Risk Factors of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, A Multicenter and Cross-sectional Trial
AB  - 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
AU  - GÜNER, RAHMET
AU  - Kurtaran, Behice
AU  - YAMAZHAN, Tansu
AU  - PARLAK, EMINE
AU  - Sirin, Goktug
AU  - Gürbüz, Yunus
AU  - Tosun, Selma
AU  - bozkurt, ilkay
AU  - DOGANAY, HAMDI LEVENT
AU  - Akdogan, Meral
AU  - TOPAL, FIRDEVS
AU  - Koksal, Iftihar
AU  - Batirel, Ayse
AU  - mıstık, reşit
AU  - Tabak, Fehmi
AU  - DEMIR, MEHMET
AU  - köse, şükran
AU  - İNAN, DİLARA
AU  - Aladag, Murat
AU  - KANDEMİR, Fatma Özlem
AU  - Şenateş, Ebubekir
AU  - Yilmaz, Yusuf
AU  - Sezgin, Orhan
AU  - Sumer, Sua
DO  - 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3
PY  - 2021
JO  - Viral Hepatitis Journal
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
SN  - 2147-2939
SP  - 109
EP  - 117
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/507561
ER  -