Weight loss with interferon and ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients.

Recommended treatment of chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is interferon and ribavirin. Most patients develop side effects during treatment. Weight loss is one of the side effects of interferon therapy.

Factors influencing the response of interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients.

Objective: To determine factors influencing response of interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients.

Study Design: Descriptive, analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Pakistan Medical Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from January 1998 to December 2009.