ArticleJournal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology2016
Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Haiti: A cross-sectional serosurvey.
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- Prevalence of hepatitis B, C, and D virus infection in Haiti: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and burden of HBV co-infection among people living with HIV: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2020Pooled it
- Progress towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B in 21 high-burden countries.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Review
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- Incidence of Etiology-specific Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diverging Trends and Significant Heterogeneity by Race and Ethnicity.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2024Article
- Hepatitis B and C in Immigrants and Refugees in Central Brazil: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Immunization.Viruses · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and geo-clinicodemographic factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers in five developing countries.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Sero-prevalence and associated factors of hepatitis B virus among pregnant women in Hawassa city public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study design.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Home-Based Hepatitis B Screening Among Haitian Immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Infectious and non-infectious diseases burden among Haitian immigrants in Chile: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- A mixed-methods approach to understanding perceptions of hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma among ethnically diverse Black communities in South Florida.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2020Article
- Hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma in a young Haitian man: a review of screening guidelines.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Children in Haiti, 2017.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses among Pregnant Women in Haiti.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C seroprevalence among blood donors - Haiti, 2005-2014.ISBT science series · 2018Article
- Racial/ethnic- and county-specific prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and its burden in California.Hepatology, medicine and policy · 2018Article
- Expansion of Vaccination Services and Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance in Haiti, 2010-2016.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- Co-infection and Risk Factors Associated with STIs among Pregnant Women in Rural Health Facilities in Nigeria: A Retrospective Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis B vaccine administered shortly after birth is highly effective in preventing mother to child transmission (MTCT) of infection. While hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in Haiti as part of a combined pentavalent vaccine in 2012, a birth dose is not yet included in the immunization schedule.
objectivesDetermine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among pregnant women to evaluate the risk of MTCT. STUDY
designWe selected 1364 residual serum specimens collected during a 2012 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sentinel serosurvey among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics. Haiti was stratified into two regions: West, which includes metropolitan Port-au-Prince, and non-West, which includes all other departments. We evaluated the association between demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and HIV infection with HBV infection.
resultsOf 1364 selected specimens, 1307 (96%) were available for testing. A total of 422 specimens (32.7%) tested positive for total anti-HBc (38.2% in West vs. 27% in non-West, p<0.001), and 33 specimens (2.5%) were HBsAg positive (2.1% in West vs. 3% in non-West, p=0.4). Of HBsAg positive specimens, 79% had detectable HBV DNA. Women aged 30 and older had more than double the odds of positive total anti-HBc than women aged 15-19 years (p<0.001). Women with secondary (adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=0.54; 95% CI: 0.36-0.81) and post-secondary education (aOR=0.40, 95% CI: 0.19-0.79) had lower odds of total anti-HBc positivity compared with women with no education. HIV-status was not associated with HBV infection.
conclusionsHaiti has an intermediate endemicity of chronic HBV infection with high prevalence of positive HBV DNA among chronically infected women. Introduction of a universal birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine might help prevent perinatal HBV transmission.
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