Hepatitis c virus infection among patients on hemodialysis in Jeddah : a single center experience
Joint Authors
al-Jafari, Abd Allah Muhammad Y.
Fadag, Rehab B.
Ghabra, Tawfiq M.
Ibrahim, Adil
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2003), pp.84-89, 6 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2003-02-28
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the hemodialysis (HD) population in Jeddah and its risk factors.
We studied 248 patients on HD in the Jeddah Kidney Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The overall prevalence of HCV among these patients was 72.6%.
Hepatitis C positive males (77.2%) were more than hepatitis C positive females (65.7%) (p<0.05).
A significantly increasing annual prevalence of HCV infection among HD patients was found.
It ranged from 16.4% among patients who were on HD for one year to 94.5% among those on HD for three or more years (p<0.05).
Also, 78% of those who utilized more than one center acquired HCV infection compared to 64.3% of those who were treated exclusively at the Jeddah Kidney Center, (p<0.05).
In this study, 75.8% of HCV positive patients had received blood transfusions while 61.1% of HCV positive patients had never received blood transfusion, (p<0.05).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jafari, Abd Allah Muhammad Y.& Fadag, Rehab B.& Ghabra, Tawfiq M.& Ibrahim, Adil. 2003. Hepatitis c virus infection among patients on hemodialysis in Jeddah : a single center experience. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.84-89.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jafari, Abd Allah Muhammad Y.…[et al.]. Hepatitis c virus infection among patients on hemodialysis in Jeddah : a single center experience. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 14, no. 1 (Dec. 2003), pp.84-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-59902
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jafari, Abd Allah Muhammad Y.& Fadag, Rehab B.& Ghabra, Tawfiq M.& Ibrahim, Adil. Hepatitis c virus infection among patients on hemodialysis in Jeddah : a single center experience. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2003. Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.84-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-59902
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 88-89
Record ID
BIM-59902