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Abstract |
Trend in Sero Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women at a Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Five-Year Data Analysis |
Background: Pregnant women infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) have a high rate of mother to child transmission and with adverse effects on their children. Recently, pregnant women were screened for HBV infection at a limited urban health facility of Ethiopia. The trend of HBV infection prevalence from year to year is unknown. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the trend in sero-prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant women at a Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, over a period of five years (2015 to 2019).
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