Nutritional Assessment For Patients With Hepatitis C Virus In The Compensated Stage

Abstract

Nutritional assessment for hepatitis C virus is very important to prevent or treat malnutrition, overweight or deficiencies in specific nutrients and potentially hinders progression of the disease. It decreases the incidence of complications of hepatitis C virus. Assess dietary history, anthropometric measurement, and biochemical evaluation that interfere with nutritional well-being, and prognosis of hepatitis C virus patients. Moreover, it is the first step in planning the nutritional support for patients with hepatitis C virus. Therefore, the aim of this study was conducted for nutritional assessment of patient with hepatitis C virus in the compensated stage. Methods descriptive research design was utilized in the outpatient clinic of Liver Disease Unit at Main Mansoura Hospital. The data were collected from 60 adult patients of both sexes randomly selected according to inclusions criteria. Results 36.7 % of the patients were in the age group of 41-years with mean age 39±9.43. Females constituted 50% of the subject of the study. Mean and stander deviation of mid arm circumference is considered as 32.4 ± 5.4 while body mass index is considered as 28.1 ± 4.2. Conclusions anthropometric measurements play a key role in the nutritional assessment of patients with hepatitis C virus. It is very important to assess presence or absence of gastrointestinal problem and signs and symptoms of malnutrition that affects on daily intake.