A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria.

Babayemi Oluwaseun OlakundeDaniel A AdeyinkaOlubunmi A OlakundeOlalekan A UthmanFlorence O BadaYvonne A NarteyDorcas Obiri-YeboahElijah PaintsilEchezona E Ezeanolue

Published in: PloS one (2021)

There is an intermediate endemicity of HBV infection among pregnant women in Nigeria. Interventions, such as routine antenatal HBV screening, antiviral prophylaxis for eligible pregnant women, and infant HBV vaccination should be scaled up for the prevention of perinatal transmission of HBV infection in Nigeria.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
pregnant women
liver failure
physical activity
risk factors
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes