Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Mogadishu, Somalia

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Associated Risk Factors with Hepatitis B Infection among Pregnant Women in Northeast of Iran

Background and Aims: Almost 350 million people worldwide are carriers of hepatitis B virus. The rate of chronic carriers in Iran is about 3%.  Therefore Iran is categorized as a country with moderate rate of infection with this virus. In developing countries, transmission from mother to fetus and newborn is considered as one of the main routes of transmission. So, this study investigated t...

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Rafsanjan City, Iran, 2003

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Seromarkers among Pregnant Women in Eritrea

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; ANC: Antenatal Care Attendee; aOR: Adjusted Odds; Ratio; cOR: Crude Odds Ratio; HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; Anti-HBc: Hepatitis B Core Antibody; Anti-HBe: Hepatitis Be Antibody; Anti-HB: Hepatitis B Surface Antibody; HIV: Human Immunodeficien...

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Seromarkers among Pregnant Women in Eritrea

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; ANC: Antenatal Care Attendee; aOR: Adjusted Odds; Ratio; cOR: Crude Odds Ratio; HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; Anti-HBc: Hepatitis B Core Antibody; Anti-HBe: Hepatitis Be Antibody; Anti-HB: Hepatitis B Surface Antibody; HIV: Human Immunodeficien...

Prevalence & risk factors for hepatitis C virus among pregnant women.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in pregnant women in India is scanty. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of HCV within an obstetric population in north India and to identify the various risk factors for the viral infection. METHODS A total of 8130 pregnant women from antenatal clinic were subjected to anti-HCV testing by third gene...