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.authoridYilmaz, Yusuf/0000-0003-4518-5283
dc.authoridGürbüz, Yunus/0000-0002-8772-0769
dc.authoridSumer, Sua/0000-0003-3508-7516
dc.authoridSirin, Goktug/0000-0002-6945-3193
dc.authoridAladag, Murat/0000-0002-4563-7027
dc.authoridDOGANAY, HAMDI LEVENT/0000-0002-2263-6689
dc.authorwosidYilmaz, Yusuf/K-6651-2012
dc.authorwosidGürbüz, Yunus/GPP-0781-2022
dc.authorwosidDOGANAY, HAMDI LEVENT/ABI-1538-2020
dc.contributor.authorTabak, Fehmi
dc.contributor.authorSirin, Goktug
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAladag, Murat
dc.contributor.authorSumer, Sua
dc.contributor.authorKurtaran, Behice
dc.contributor.authorTosun, Selma
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:17:03Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:17:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_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 procedures.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAbbVie Inc. (North Chicago, IL, USA); AbbVieen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded in full by AbbVie Inc. (North Chicago, IL, USA). Statistical analysis, writing support, and editing services in the development of this manuscript were provided by MONITOR CRO (Istanbul, Turkey) and funded by AbbVie. The authors also acknowledge the other participants of the EPI-C Study (protocol number 10-989) Team.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3
dc.identifier.endpage117en_US
dc.identifier.issn1307-9441
dc.identifier.issn2147-2939
dc.identifier.issn1307-9441en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-2939en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage109en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2021-1-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/78814
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000735716400001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGalenos Yayinciliken_US
dc.relation.ispartofViral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis Cen_US
dc.subjectdemographyen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectViral-Hepatitisen_US
dc.subjectHcv Infectionen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectImpacten_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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