Retrospective Evaluation of Hepatitis C Awareness in Turkey Through Two Decades
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.88-96, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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.