Sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C

Authors

  • Juliana Mayara da Silva Leite Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN
  • Jéssica de Oliveira Inácio Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN
  • Raissa Silva de Melo Monteiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN
  • Cristiane da Câmara Marques Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN
  • Vanessa Pinheiro Barreto Departamento de Enfermagem - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Alexsandra Rodrigues Feijão Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.18.3.316971
Keywords: Hepatitis C, Chronic, epidemiology, Continuity of Patient Care

Abstract

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

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Author Biography

Vanessa Pinheiro Barreto, Departamento de Enfermagem - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Departamento de Enfermagem - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Published
06-06-2019
How to Cite
[1]
Leite, J.M. da S. et al. 2019. Sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Global Nursing. 18, 3 (Jun. 2019), 157–194. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.18.3.316971.
Issue
Vol. 18 No. 3 (2019): #55 Julio
Section
ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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