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    Demographic characteristics and transmission risk factors of patients with hepatitis c virus in Turkey: The EPI-C, a multicenter and cross-sectional trial
    (Galenos Yayıncılık, 2021-09-21) Tabak, Fehmi; Şirin, Göktuğ; Demir, Mehmet; Aladağ, Murat; Sümer, Sua; Kurtaran, Behice; Tosun, Selma; Yamazhan, Tansu; Bozkurt, İlkay; Gürbüz, Yunus; Batirel, Ayşe; Senateş, Ebubekir; Kandemir, Fatma Özlem; Topal, Firdevs; Doğanay, Hamdi Levent; Sezgin, Orhan; Mıstık, Reşit; Köse, Sükran; Yılmaz, Yusuf; İnan, Dilara; Köksal, İftihar; Parlak, Emine; Akdoğan, Meral; Güner, Rahmet; Mıstık, Reşit; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği.; 0000-0002-1548-8526; DFY-3761-2022
    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.