Prevalence of overt and occult hepatitis B viral infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Edo state university teaching hospital Auchi, Nigeria
The findings reveal a 6.0% prevalence of hepatitis B infection among pregnant women, with 3.5% overt and 2.5% occult infections. The results emphasize the need for HBV DNA testing in screening protocols to detect occult and overt HB infections and address key risk factors to improve antenatal care and prevention strategies.
Authors
- Musa Abidemi Muhibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-4994)
- Bukhari Isah Shuaib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-3631)
- Ijeoma Evangeline Umeche
- Johnsolomon Eghosa Ohenhen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5736-5782)
- Amina Momodu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5607-8471)
Institutions
- Edo State University Uzairue (NG)
- Ambrose Alli University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10376-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16