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Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C infections at a tertiary care centre in Oman
Other Title(s)
خصائص و معدل انتشار التهاب الكبد الوبائي المزمن ج بمركز رعاية ثالثيه في عمان
Joint Authors
Jeyaseelan, L.
Umar, Hibah
al-Shuayliah, Halimah
al-Zuhaybiyah, Haifa
al-Numani, Khalid
al-Busafi, Said A.
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.404-410, 7 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide.
However, there is a lack of data regarding the epidemiology of CHC in Oman.
This study aimed to describe the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of CHC-infected patients at a tertiary care hospital in Oman.
Methods: This retrospective descriptive hospital-based study included all CHC-infected patients who presented to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Muscat, Oman, between January 2010 and December 2015.
The baseline demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiological data of the patients were analysed.
Results: A total of 603 CHC-infected patients were identified during the study period; of these, 65.8% were male and the mean age was 44.8 ± 16.5 years.
The main risk factors associated with CHC infection were intravenous drug abuse (23.9%) and a history of blood transfusions (20.7%).
The most prevalent virus genotypes were 1 and 3 (44.0% and 35.1%, respectively).
Upon initial presentation, 33.0% of the cohort had liver cirrhosis; of these, 48.7% had decompensated cirrhosis and 23.1% had HCCs.
Liver transplantation was only performed for 7.5% of the cirrhosis patients, mostly as a curative treatment for HCC.
Conclusion: The implementation of national policies to prevent hepatitis C transmission and encourage the early screening of at-risk patients is recommended to reduce the burden and consequences of this disease in Oman.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Busafi, Said A.& al-Shuayliah, Halimah& Umar, Hibah& al-Zuhaybiyah, Haifa& Jeyaseelan, L.& al-Numani, Khalid. 2017. Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C infections at a tertiary care centre in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.404-410.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Busafi, Said A.…[et al.]. Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C infections at a tertiary care centre in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2017), pp.404-410.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798917
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Busafi, Said A.& al-Shuayliah, Halimah& Umar, Hibah& al-Zuhaybiyah, Haifa& Jeyaseelan, L.& al-Numani, Khalid. Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis C infections at a tertiary care centre in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.404-410.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798917
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 409-410
Record ID
BIM-798917