Epidemiological Characteristics of Hepatitis C Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital
Although the prevalence of hepatitis C infections is less than 1%, it is more common among young male intravenous drug users. Awareness of the spread of hepatitis C infections among this population needs to be emphasized to control hepatitis C in Nepal.
Authors
- Prakash Ghimire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2503-412X)
- Komal Raj Rijal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-8236)
- Megha Raj Banjara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-6127)
- Hari Prasad Kattel
- Åshild Kristine Andreassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-6747)
- Kristian Alfsnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-9239)
- Rahul Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-6771)
- Sangita Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7695-8408)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v22i03.5308
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00