Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among pregnant women in a low-risk population
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 44 (2) , 125-128
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(94)90065-5
Abstract
To estimate the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B carriers among our low-risk obstetric population and to determine the need for routine screening.A group of 1224 pregnant women, admitted to Gazi University Medical Center, were screened for HBsAg using an enzyme-immunoassay technique, and the obstetrical care records were reviewed.Fifty-three patients were seropositive with a prevalence of 4.33% for HBV chronic carrier status in our obstetric population.Routine HBsAg screening is advisable in our antenatal population.Keywords
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