Prevalence of hepatitis B among childbearing women and infant born to HBV-positive mothers in Togo.

Didier Koumavi EkoueviLucile LarrouyFifonsi A Gbeasor-KomlanviVincent MackiewiczMartin K TchankoniAlexandra M Bitty-AndersonGatibe Yendu-Suglpak GnatouArnold SadioMounerou SalouClaver A DagnraDiane DescampsPatrick A Coffie

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

In this study, one out of 10 childbearing women were infected with HBV, but less than 2% of infant born to HBV positive mothers under 5 years' old who received immunization under the Expanded Program on Immunization were infected. Improving antenatal screening and providing targeted interventions in babies could help eliminate HBV in Togo.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
liver failure
gestational age
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
low birth weight
preterm birth
risk factors
cervical cancer screening
metabolic syndrome
preterm infants
skeletal muscle