| Literature DB >> 15779182 |
B Nacro1, B Dao, H Dahourou, F Hien, L Charpentier-Gautier, N Meda, P Van de Perre, M Cartoux, L Mandelbrot, F Dabis.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence rate and the risk factors for the carriage of hepatitis B markers in pregnant women in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Out of 917 pregnant women recruited during antenatal care, 98 (10.7%) were HBs antigen positive. Among these ones, 18.2% carded HBe antigen, 66.7% antiHBe antibodies and 95.6% antiHBc antibodies. Two risk factors were identified: maternal age of 23 and 28 (RR = 2.33, chi2 =12.21, p = 0.005) and widowage (Fisher test RR = 6.43, p = 0.0016). This high prevalence of HBs antigen calls for systematic screening for hepatitis B during antenatal care along with an immunization policy toward women of reproductive age and newborns.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 15779182
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dakar Med ISSN: 0049-1101