Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of viral hepatitis C in Fuyang city and its influencing factors of disease progression from 2019 to 2020.
Methods A total of 280 patients with viral hepatitis C were selected as study objects, and divided into chronic hepatitis group (n=158), compensatory cirrhosis group (n=41) and decompensated cirrhosis group (n=81) according to disease progression. The epidemiological characteristics of viral hepatitis C patients were analyzed by descriptive epidemiological method; possible factors associated with disease progression in patients were analyzed.
Results Among the 280 patients with viral hepatitis C, 161 were males and 119 were females, and the onset age was mainly from 40 to 60 years; the 62.50% of the patients were in rural areas; the 61.79% patients had a history of blood contact; the patients were mainly farmers. Genotype 1b and 2a, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), virus quantitative, sustained virological response (SVR) rate and complication were influencing factors for the development of viral hepatitis C (P < 0.05).
Conclusion From 2019 to 2020, the incidence rate of viral hepatitis C in Fuyang city is slightly higher in males than females, and its incidence rate in patients living rural areas is higher than that in urban areas. There are many factors influencing the disease progression of viral hepatitis C patients in Fuyang city, they should be intervened combined with the epidemiological characteristics of the city in order to reduce the incidence of liver decompensation and cirrhosis.
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