Epidemiological study of Hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women in Zahedan
| Author | Batool Sharifi-Mood | en |
| Author | Fatemeh kaikha | en |
| Author | Esmail Sanei-Moghadam | en |
| Author | Masoud Salehi | en |
| Author | Roya Alavi-Naini | en |
| Author | Maliheh Metanat | en |
| Author | R Khademi | en |
| Issued Date | 2005-06-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Pregnant women who are infected with hepatitis B virus، can infect their children. The risk that newborn infant will develop hepatitis B is 10 to 90%.The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBsAg in pregnant women in Zahedan. Methods and Materials: In this cross sectional study in a time period of one month in Zahedan a total cases of 200 pregnant women were enrolled in our study. The sera obtained from these pregnant women were measured by ELISA method for HBsAg. Results: Our data showed that 6.5% of the pregnant women had a positive test for HBsAg. Conclusions: In summary, it seems that hepatitis B infection is highly endemic at least in pregnant women in Zahedan. On the basis of this epidemiologic data, screening of all pregnant women is necessary. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Epidemiology | en |
| Keyword | Hepatitis B | en |
| Keyword | Pregnant women | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Epidemiological study of Hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant women in Zahedan | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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