Sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C followed at the outpatient clinic of a reference hospital in infectology. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study with chronic hepatitis C patients attended at a referral...

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Published inEnfermería global Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 183 - 194
Main Authors Leite, Juliana Mayara da Silva, Inácio, Jéssica de Oliveira, Monteiro, Raissa Silva de Melo, Marques, Cristiane da Câmara, Barreto, Vanessa Pinheiro, Feijão, Alexsandra Rodrigues
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia 01.07.2019
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Clinical medicine
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Sociodemographics
Brazil
Rwanda
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Summary:Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C followed at the outpatient clinic of a reference hospital in infectology. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study with chronic hepatitis C patients attended at a referral hospital during November 2015 to April 2016 with a sample of 47 users. Results: The participants were male (76.6%), 57 years old (57.5%), brown (38.3%), married (55.3%), (61.7%), with a discovery time of up to 6 years (68.1%), not knowing the form of contamination (57.5%), immunized against hepatitis B (65.9%), undergoing drug therapy (85.1%) with Ribavirin (55.6%); And 70.2% had adverse effects. Conclusion: Sociodemographic and clinical characterization assist the clinical practice of the multiprofessional team with patients with chronic hepatitis C.
ISSN:1695-6141
DOI:10.6018/eglobal.18.3.316971