2014
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku163.032
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Hepatitis C prevalence in Turkey: estimation through meta-analysis

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“…To date, no vaccination has been developed for HCV. In Turkey, the prevalence of HCV has been reported as 1.6% (5,15) and according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, the HCV prevalence in the Syrian population is estimated to be 0.4% (16). The results of this study showed anti-HCV seropositivity in Syrian refugees at a similar rate (1%) to the data for Turkey.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To date, no vaccination has been developed for HCV. In Turkey, the prevalence of HCV has been reported as 1.6% (5,15) and according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, the HCV prevalence in the Syrian population is estimated to be 0.4% (16). The results of this study showed anti-HCV seropositivity in Syrian refugees at a similar rate (1%) to the data for Turkey.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The prevalence of hepatitis C varies geographically, ranging from 0.4% to 0.7% in developed European nations and increasing to 12.5% in Egypt (5,6). The reported prevalence of hepatitis C in Turkey is in the range of 0.4%-2.2% (5,6,7,8,9,10). Various other studies conducted in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions have determined a hepatitis C prevalence of 1.9% in the Batman area, 2.6% in the Şanlıurfa area, 0.72% in the Diyarbakır area, and 0.8% in the Van area (11,12,13).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Dünyada yaklaşık 130 ila 210 milyon insanın kronik olarak HCV ile enfekte olduğu tahmin edilmektedir [4]. Türkiye'de bildirilen hepatit C prevalansı değerleri %0,4-2,2 arasındadır [5,11,12]. Ülkemizde yapılan çalışmalarda Batman bölgesinde hepatit C prevalansı %1,9, Şanlıurfa bölgesinde %2,6, Diyarbakır bölgesinde %0,72 ve Van bölgesinde %0,8 olarak tespit edilmiştir [13][14][15].…”
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