Epidemiological analysis of Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study

• Forschungsstelle: BAG
• Projektnummer: 04.002023
• Projekttitel Englisch: Epidemiological analysis of Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

hepatite C
cohorte
descriptive
epidemiology

Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)

Background
Hepatitis C is a global problem affecting around 3% of the world population. In Switzerland, it is thought to have infected about 70,000 individuals (about 1%). Its importance in public health terms is that it remains asymptomatic until chronic complications arise (in more than 80% of cases) such as cirrhosis or hepatic cancer. This may take as long as 20 years to occur. In the meantime, there is no definitive cure for hepatitis C and it is a disease that can be transmitted via blood and other body fluids whilst still in the asymptomatic phase. It is, therefore, an epidemic that will probably take many years for its impact to be felt in terms of e.g. drug, operative and other hospital costs to treat symptoms and their complications, as well as its impact on quality of life.

Description
The Swiss hepatitis C cohort study (SCCS) began in April 2001 with funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. At this point in time there is a need for some descriptive analysis of the cohort to be undertaken to provide evidence in support of further applications for funding. The cohort consists of patients with laboratory confirmed hepatitis C infections enrolled from eight hospital centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Neuchâtel, St Gallen and Zurich).

Projektziele (Französisch)

Mise en évidence de la valeur potentielle de la cohorte pour connaître le fardeau de la maladie, ses déterminants et son évolution.
Représentativité de la cohorte par rapport à la population affectée en Suisse.

Abstract (Französisch)

Les données épidémiologiques de l'étude suisse de cohorte sont valorisées.

Umsetzung und Anwendungen (Französisch)

Publication d'un résumé ou d'une partie du rapport.

Publikationen / Ergebnisse (Französisch)

Publication d'un résumé ou d'une partie du rapport. Le produit final doit encore être fourni dans sa version définitive.