Hematological Profile and Blood-Borne Virus Prevalence in Pregnant Women at a Tertiary Military Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
HIV prevalence (6.0%) was higher than hepatitis B and C, and primiparous women showed significant anaemia with low haematocrit values. These findings call for targeted nutritional support and strengthened antenatal screening for blood-borne viruses to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
Authors
- Adebayo Awoniyi
- Nkechinyere Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-4529)
- Austin C. Okoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7175-3280)
- Abigail Oghenefejiro Asini
- Simeon O. Ige
- Ugochi Chinenye Okorafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1928-0105)
- Ijeoma Chinenye Ohagwu
- Chinenye Cynthia Odo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4580-5800)
- Oluwakemi Otokiti
- D Garba
- Monday Akpan
- Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1055-2733)
- Peter Chibuzor Oriji
- GS Ogoh
- DC Ezeoke
- Kayode Ayodeji Adefemi
- Kehinde S. Okunade
- Sunday Isaac Omisakin
- SA Ayeni
Institutions
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
- Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1010
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00