ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2015
A Survey Study of Pregnant Women and Healthcare Practitioners Assessing the Knowledge of Attitudes and Practices of Hepatitis B Management at a Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa.
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- Knowledge gaps of STIs in Africa; Systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Knowledge and Attitudes of Women in the Pre- and Postnatal Period on Screening and Mother-to-Child Transmission of the Hepatitis B Virus in Mali.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B and C viral infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Western Region of Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Strengthening community engagement in the fight against hepatitis B in two regions of Cameroon.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Knowledge and awareness of perinatal antiviral use in the prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B virus transmission among maternal chronic hepatitis carriers.Singapore medical journal · 2024Article
- Chronic Hepatitis B in Women of Childbearing Age and Pregnant Women in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
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- Barriers to hepatitis B virus screening of pregnant women in primary healthcare centers in Nigeria: health workers' perspective.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Determinants and preventive practices of midwives and physicians toward vertical transmission of hepatitis B in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana.International journal of hepatology · 2020Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hepatitis B prevention and immunization of pregnant women and mothers in northern Vietnam.PloS one · 2019Article
- Knowledge, Preference, and Willingness to Pay for Hepatitis B Vaccination Services among Woman of Reproductive Age in Vietnam.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Barriers to Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Qualitative Analysis in Burkina Faso, West Africa.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2016Article
- The Success of a Universal Hepatitis B Immunization Program as Part of Thailand's EPI after 22 Years' Implementation.PloS one · 2016Article
- Informational and Practical Needs of Expectant Mothers with Chronic Hepatitis B in Ghana.SAGE open nursingArticle
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health problem, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including West Africa, bearing a large proportion of cases. Mother-to-child and early childhood horizontal transmission, the most common mechanisms of disease spread in West Africa, lead to a high rate of chronic infection. Although these transmission mechanisms are preventable through vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin, they are not routinely used due to limited resources. Antiviral therapy in pregnant women who are HBV positive is another option to reduce transmission. We conducted a survey study of pregnant women and clinicians at a teaching hospital in West Africa to determine the knowledge base about HBV and willingness to implement measures to reduce HBV transmission. Pregnant women had limited knowledge about HBV and the common transmission mechanisms. Clinicians identified cost and time as the major barriers to implementation of HBV prevention measures. Both pregnant women and clinicians were largely willing to implement and use measures, including antivirals, to help reduce HBV transmission.
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