Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant women in Mexico
Salud pública Méx
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45(3): 165-170, mayo-jun. 2003. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: lil-349861
RESUMEN
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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Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Hepatite B
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
México
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Salud pública Méx
Assunto da revista:
Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
México
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Aventis Pasteur México/MX
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Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social/MX
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Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez/MX
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