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Abstract
Hepatitis C viral infection is a serious and growing health problem all over the
world. It is considered one of the most contagious diseases that have great social and
economic impact which may touch the future of the young generation and hinder the
community. It is approximately 10-15 times more infectious than HIV
Nowadays, hepatitis e becomes the concern both to developed and developing
countries as it continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is now
the most common cause of liver transplantation and premature mortality especially in
persons aged 55-64 years.
Egypt has the highest recorded prevalence of hepatitis e virus in the world with an
estimate of 14.7% of the population are infected. Deaths from liver disease are therefore
expected to increase in Egypt within the next 20 years. If we consider that by the year 2020
we are going to have so many patients who are having liver failure and liver cancer,
treating them now is more effective than leaving them to that outcome.
Hence, the present study aimed at identifying the epidemiological characteristics of
patients with viral hepatitis C.
A descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. It had been carried out
in three outpatient hepatic clinics representing: Ministry of Health and Population (Shark
EI- Madina Hospital), Ministry of Higher Education (Main University Hospital) and Health
Insurance Sector (Gamal Abdel-Nasser Hospital).
The present study sample included a total of 450 adult patients of both sexes with the
diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C virus by using equal allocation method; a sample of 150
patients with viral hepatitis e from each clinic were selected from the above mentioned
settings.