Sero-prevalence and associated factors of hepatitis B virus among pregnant women in Hawassa city public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study design.
Birku KassawNetsanet Abera AsseffaTegene LegesseAlemu WorkinehGizachew Ambaw KassiePublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
This study found that HBsAg sero positivity among pregnant women in the study area was in intermediate edemicity. Factors such as history of hospital admission, history of surgery, history of dental procedures, and body tattoo practices were found to be associated with HBsAg sero-positivity. The government of Ethiopia should strengthen screening of all pregnant women for HBV as a part of routine ANC in ANC clinics and treating if they are positive to prevent mother to child transmission.
Keyphrases
- hepatitis b virus
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- cross sectional
- liver failure
- primary care
- mental health
- minimally invasive
- risk factors
- coronary artery bypass
- acute coronary syndrome
- clinical practice
- coronary artery disease
- electronic health record
- atrial fibrillation
- oral health
- adverse drug
- percutaneous coronary intervention