ArticleJournal of public health in Africa2016
Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Amongst Pregnant Women Attending an Antenatal Clinic, Volta Region, Ghana.
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- Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of viral hepatitis B in Ghana between 2015 and 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Epidemiology and genotypic profiling of hepatitis B virus among febrile individuals in a high-endemic Ghanaian setting.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- "When the virus ages with the patient": Disease-specific quality of life in individuals with hepatitis B virus infection in Ghana.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Sellers and Workers at West Africa's Largest Market, Kejetia, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- The burden and trends of Hepatitis B virus at a government hospital in Ghana.Ghana medical journal · 2025Article
- Co-infections and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Ghana: A facility-based cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Host cytokine genetic polymorphisms in a selected population of persons living with hepatitis B virus infection in the central region of Ghana.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
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- Correlates of Hepatitis B infection in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Wa Municipality, Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B virus infection among students in two senior high schools in the Krachi Nchumuru district in Ghana-A cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Burden of hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in the southern Gabon.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Hepatitis B prevention and treatment needs in women in Senegal (ANRS 12356 AmBASS survey).BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection Among a Population of Blood Donors in the Kpandai District of Northern Ghana: A Five-Year Retrospective Study from 2014 to 2018.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana.International journal of hepatology · 2020Article
- Seroprevalence and Factors Associated with Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Antenatal Attendees in ABUTH Zaria, Northwestern Nigeria.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global challenge, although there is currently a safe and effective vaccine available. HBV prevalence in Ghana is not well documented, but vary regionally from 4.8% to 12.3% in the general population, 10.8% to 12.7% in blood donors and about 10.6% in pregnant women. This puts Ghana among the high endemic countries in Africa. The study objective was to determine the sero-prevalence of HBs antigen (Ag) and HBeAg among pregnant women in the Ho municipality. Two hundred and eigh participants (pregnant women), attending Ho Municipal antenatal clinic were enrolled into the study. This study recorded a HBsAg sero-prevalence rate of 2.4% among the pregnant women, with primigravida pregnant women recording (0.98%) and multigravida (1.42%). The prevalence of HBsAg among the pregnant women can be classified as Low Intermediate; therefore there is still the need for routine screening of pregnant women during antenatal visits. Amongst HBsAg positives, HBeAg positivity was significantly high (40% of all HBsAg positive women), which suggests high chances of carrier and vertical transmission (mother to child) state.
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