Jeevan Rekha: Counter for Hepatitis C in Haryana

Aims and Objectives: To Study the effectivity of state sponsored scheme i.e. Jeevan Rekha in combating the menace of chronic hepatitis C in haryana. Introduction: Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis C virus. Progression from acute to chronic HCV infection occurs in 50% to 85% of cases. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. Materials and Methods: The patients who were found to be having anti-HCV positive, during evaluation at screening camps, blood donation camps, Pre-anesthetic checkup for various surgeries or incidental detection and subsequently confirmed on HCV RNA quantitative and genotyping were treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavarin and followed serially with viral loads at repeatedly intervals, till they reached stage of sustained virological response. Results: Majority of the subjects were male and belonged to younger age group. Genotype 3 was most common, followed by 4 and 1. The compliance rate was excellent i.e.93%. The overall sustained virological response was very high i.e.90%.