Frequency of the risk factors for HEPATITIS-C related cirrhosis among adults in Karachi- perspective from three tertiary care hospitals

Abubakar tauseef, Wajahat Fareed, Tanveer Alam, Raisa Altaf, Kashaf Zaidi

Abstract


A variety of risk factors exist in patients with hepatitis C related cirrhosis. Special attention should be paid to intra venous drug history and blood transfusion history, two of most common risk factors of Hepatitis C related Cirrhosis in both genders. One should understand this fact and try to reduce prevalence of these factors.

Keywords


Frequency; risk factors; hepatitis C; Cirrhosis; Karachi; hospitals

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