Sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C

• Published in: Enfermería 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
• Language: English
• Published: Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Clinical medicine; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C; Sociodemographics; Brazil; Rwanda
• DOI: 10.6018/eglobal.18.3.316971

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.