Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital
Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan. 2007; 16 (2): 35-38
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women, and to study acceptance and compliance of hepatitis B screening program during the five year period. A five year, descriptive cross sectional study of screening for hepatitis B infection of routine prenatal laboratory testing during antenatal registration. Compliance with the programme was evaluated by checking delivery and laboratory records of the hospital. Study Period January 1 2002 to December 31, 2006. Kharadar General Hospital [KGH] Karachi. During the last five years 34, 918 women registered for antenatal care at KGH. Out of these 25, 482 women accepted to be screened for hepatitis B virus. A total of 401 women were found to be hepatitis B surface antigen positive. The overall prevalence was 1.57% during this period. We found a rising trend in the acceptance of the hepatitis B screening among pregnant women coming for antenatal care from 42% in 2002 to 96% in the year 2006. [p value <0.001]. We also observed an overall decrease in the prevalence of seropositive cases observed, probably due to the administration of hepatitis B vaccination in the postpartum period. Prevalence of seropositivity of hepatitis B was 1.57% among pregnant women at KGH. Secondly, there was a higher trend in acceptance of hepatitis B screening among pregnant women during the antenatal period
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Asunto principal:
Atención Prenatal
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Embarazo
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Prevalencia
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Estudios Transversales
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Hospitales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Infect. Dis. J. Pak.
Año:
2007
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