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Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Patients with End Stage Renal Disease in Hemodialysis Unit -Al Kindy Teaching Hospital, Baghdad | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1525-1530 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wijdan Akram Hussein; Ahmed Abed Marzook; Haider Hashim Zalzala | ||
| Abstract | ||
| background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a common global public health problem, and it is a significant problem among patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis (HD). Aim: To determine the risk factors of HCV infection among patients with end stage renal diseae on HD. Patients and methods: A case control study was performed in HD units of Al-kindy teaching hospital in the period between October 2011- August 2012. A total of ninety patients with Positive Anti HCV and ninety patients with Negative anti-HCV were enrolled in this study. Anti-HCV antibody was detected by the third generation enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). Direct interview was done with each patient, odds ratio and 95% CI were used to test significant differences. Results: The results showed that 40 males and 50 females with positive antiHCV test didn’t show any significant difference in comparison with 38 Males 52 females with negative HCV test regarding gender or age. It was found that as the number of dialysis passed 50 times the chance of getting HCV infection would be significantly high but as the frequency passed 100 times, the probability of getting infection would be significantly less. History of blood transfusion made prediction of having HCV infection significantly high. Absence of history of jaundice did not affect significantly probability of having hepatitis C infection among patients on HD. There was no association between history of diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension and probability of getting HCV infection. Conclusion The blood transfusion was significantly associated with HCV infection. Frequent HD increase probability of getting HCV but not when the number passed 100 times. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hepatitis C virus; hemodialysis; kindy teaching hospital | ||
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