scholarly journals Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at General Hospital Calabar, Cross River State

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (05) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
Lennox Josiah A.
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
B Virus

scholarly journals Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e033043
Author(s):  
Simon Peter Kayondo ◽  
Josaphat K Byamugisha ◽  
Peter Ntuyo
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Mulago Hospital ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
B Virus ◽  
History Of

AimTo determine the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital.DesignCross-sectional observational study.SettingMulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda, antenatal clinic.ParticipantsWe randomly selected 340 pregnant women attending their first antenatal visit at Mulago Hospital antenatal clinic.Primary outcomeHepatitis B surface antigen positivity.ResultsWe recruited 340 participants, with a mean age of 27±5.7 years, and a median gravidity of 3. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital, in our study, was 2.9% (95% CI 1.58% to 5.40%, n=10). Factors positively associated with hepatitis B virus infection were: marital status (adjusted OR (aOR)=11.37, p=0.002), having a hepatitis B positive family member (aOR=49.52, p<0.001) and having had a blood or body fluid splash to mucous membranes from a hepatitis B positive patient (aOR=61.69, p=0.015). Other factors such as age, socioeconomic status, number of sexual partners, HIV serostatus, piercing of ears and history of blood transfusion were not significantly associated with hepatitis B virus infection in this study.ConclusionThe prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital was of intermediate endemicity. We found that marital status, having a hepatitis B positive family member at home and having had a blood or body fluid splash to mucous membranes from a hepatitis B positive patient were independently associated with hepatitis B infection. Factors such as age, HIV status, history of blood transfusion, piercing of ears and social status were not associated with hepatitis B status in this study.

scholarly journals Point-of-care screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women at an antenatal clinic: A South African experience

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. e0181267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafiisah Chotun ◽  
Wolfgang Preiser ◽  
Christoffel Johannes van Rensburg ◽  
Pedro Fernandez ◽  
Gerhard Barnard Theron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
South African ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
African Experience ◽  
B Virus

The influence of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lina Kang ◽  
Yaya Pian ◽  
Zhenxiang Gao ◽  
Jihong Hu ◽  
Jingjing Nie
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
B Virus
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