Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant women in Mexico
Salud pública Méx
; 45(3): 165-170, mayo-jun. 2003. tab
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OBJECTIVE:
To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant women from several regions of Mexico, as well as the risk factors associated with its occurrence. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and August 2000. It included 9 992 pregnant women attending the health services of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social-IMSS) in five cities Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Acapulco, Cancun, and Mexico City (northeast and southeast regions).RESULTS:
The overall prevalence for confirmed cases was 1.65 percent (165/9 992). The prevalences for individual cities were as follows Tijuana, 1.27 percent; Ciudad Juarez, 1.46 percent; Acapulco, 2.47 percent; Cancun, 0.93 percent; northeastern Mexico City, 1.20 percent, and southeastern Mexico City, 2.52 percent. The risk factors found to be associated with HBsAg were age, age at first sexual intercourse, city (Acapulco and southeastern Mexico City), and marital status (single or divorced).CONCLUSIONS:
The prevalence of HBsAg in pregnant women (1.65 percent) was greater than that reported in previous studies and showed geographical differences. This high prevalence suggests that a considerable amount of cases of hepatitis B occurs perinatally and through contact with carriers in the general population. Vaccination of newborns of high-risk pregnant women should be considered
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Sujet Principal:
Complications infectieuses de la grossesse
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Hépatite B
Type d'étude:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Pays comme sujet:
Mexico
langue:
En
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Salud pública Méx
Thème du journal:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Année:
2003
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Article