M. Şahin, Özlem Altuntaş Aydın, H. Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu, M. Yıldırım
{"title":"Seroprevalence of HBsAg and Anti-HCV among HIV Positive Patients","authors":"M. Şahin, Özlem Altuntaş Aydın, H. Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu, M. Yıldırım","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2019.0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2019.0043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"24-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47147047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Oral, F. Çetinkaya, M. Naçar, Z. Baykan, Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç, S. Alabay, Emine Alp Meşe
{"title":"Knowledge Level and Risk Perceptions about Hepatitis of Relatives of Patients with Hepatitis B and C Admitted to Erciyes University Hospitals","authors":"B. Oral, F. Çetinkaya, M. Naçar, Z. Baykan, Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç, S. Alabay, Emine Alp Meşe","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"6-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48972737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hakan Demiröz, M. Bayram, K. Irak, Özgür Yıldırım, A. Kumbasar, Ömür Tabak
{"title":"Comparison of Liver Histopathology with Non-invasive Inflammation Markers as Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients","authors":"Hakan Demiröz, M. Bayram, K. Irak, Özgür Yıldırım, A. Kumbasar, Ömür Tabak","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2020-11-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2021.2020-11-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43416279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Esma Kepenek Kurt, Rukiyye Bulut, B. Kandemir, I. Erayman, M. Bitirgen, Fatma Esenkaya Taşbent
{"title":"Investigating Hepatitis C, D and HIV Prevalance in Cases with Positive Hepatitis B Virus Antigen in a Tertiary Hospital and Examining Anti-HDV Positive Cases","authors":"Esma Kepenek Kurt, Rukiyye Bulut, B. Kandemir, I. Erayman, M. Bitirgen, Fatma Esenkaya Taşbent","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"31-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2021-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44615607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Health-Related Life Quality of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis Admitted to a Medical Faculty Hospital","authors":"B. Oral, İskender Gün, F. Çetinkaya","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0011","url":null,"abstract":"ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kliniğine başvuran kronik hepatit B ve C’li hastaların yaşam kalitesini ve ilişkili bazı faktörleri belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel nitelikteki bu çalışmaya Aralık 2016 ile Haziran 2017 ayları arasındaki kronik hepatit B ve C’li toplam 234 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Anket 16 sorudan oluşan sosyo-demografik anket formundan ve SF-36 yaşam kalitesi ölçeğinden oluşmaktadır. Bulgular: Toplamda 234 katılımcının ortalama yaşı 53,4±13,2 (minimum: 19, maximum: 84) yıldır. Katılımcıların %19,7’si hepatit B taşıyıcısı, %44,0’ı kronik hepatit B ve %36,3’ü ise kronik hepatit C hastasıydı. Çalışmamızda yaşam kalitesi puanları kadınlarda, yaşlılarda, eğitim durumu ve ekonomik durumu düşük olanlarda, çalışmayan, ek bir hastalığı olan ve düzenli fiziksel aktivite yapmayan gruplarda, hepatit türüne göre ise hepatit C’li hastalarda anlamlı olarak düşük bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Özellikle kadınlar, yaşlılar, eğitim düzeyi ve ekonomik durumu düşük olan bireyler için yaşam kalitesini artırmaya yönelik sosyal düzenlemeler, tedavi sürecinde ekonomik bazı iyileştirmelerin yapılması ve hastaların fiziksel aktiviteye teşvik edilmesi faydalı olabilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatitli hastalar, yaşam kalitesi, SF-36 Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the life quality and related factors of patients with chronic hepatitis B and C who admitted to the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Erciyes University Medical Faculty Hospital. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 234 patients with chronic hepatitis B and C between December 2016 and June 2017 were included. The questionnaire consisted of 16 sociodemographic questions and SF-36 life quality form. Results: The average age of 234 participants was 53.4±13.2 (minimum: 19, maximum: 84) years. 19.7% of the participants were hepatitis B carriers, 44.0% were chronic hepatitis B and 36.3% were chronic hepatitis C patients. Life quality scores were found to be significantly lower in patients with hepatitis C, in women, the elderly, those with low educational and economic status, and those who did not work, who had an additional disease and who did not perform regular physical activity. Conclusion: Social arrangements to improve life quality especially for women, the elderly, individuals with lower education and economic status, some economic improvements in the treatment process and encouraging patients to physical activity may be beneficial.","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42896062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Yıldız, S. Tosun, S. Şen, L. N. Altunal, K. Uğurlu, Ayşe Bahşi
{"title":"Consideration Whether Hepatitis B Exists in Children Whose Mothers Suffer from Chronic Hepatitis B and These Mothers in Gestational Age","authors":"I. Yıldız, S. Tosun, S. Şen, L. N. Altunal, K. Uğurlu, Ayşe Bahşi","doi":"10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0006","url":null,"abstract":"ÖZ were found to encounter the HBV. HBsAg positivity rate was significantly higher in children born before 1997. Conclusion: The remarkable decrease in HBsAg positivity of children reveals the efficacy of national vaccination. By informing both healthcare workers and society, awareness about examining pregnants for HBsAg during pregnancy should be increased.","PeriodicalId":42346,"journal":{"name":"Viral Hepatit Dergisi-Viral Hepatitis Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2020-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45118267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}