Retrospective Evaluation of Hepatitis C Awareness in Turkey Through Two Decades

BALABAN H. Y., DAĞ O., Alp A., Tseveldorj N., Vahabov C., GÖKTAŞ M. A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.88-96, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19949
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.88-96
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the only viral infection that can be treated with oral antiviral agents. However, CHC awareness is a major barrier to the World Health Organization's target of eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Here, CHC awareness trends were analyzed in Hacettepe University Hospital, Turkey, between January 2000 and December 2017.