Frequency of pregnant <scp>HBV</scp> / <scp>HCV</scp> carriers and status of their internal medicine consultation: A nationwide survey in Japan
The prevalence of pregnant hepatitis virus carriers in Japan is approximately 0.2% for both HBV and HCV, with a high HBV rate in teenagers. Only 60%-70% of patients receive proper internal medicine consultations, highlighting the need for increased awareness among patients, physicians, and healthcare systems.
Authors
- Manabu Ogoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-1782)
- Tadaichi Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-4069)
- Akihiko Sekizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-1333)
- Shunji Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-2624)
- Yoko Sagara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-8183)
- S Hoshi
- Isamu Ishiwata
Institutions
- Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16351
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00