Open AccessPrevalence of sexually transmitted infections (HIV, hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus type 2, and syphilis) in pregnant women in Ethiopia: Trends over 10 years (2005–2014)
Author(s) -
Desta Kassa,
Gebremedhin Gebremichael,
Tesfaye Tilahun,
Abenezer Ayalkebet,
Yemane Abrha,
Getnet Mesfin,
Yohannes Belay,
Minilik Demissie,
Atsbeha Gebrexiabher,
Yibeltal Assefa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.009
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , seroprevalence , hepatitis b virus , hbsag , hepatitis b , obstetrics , serology , herpes simplex virus , serostatus , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , virus , antibody
This study was performed to determine the trends in seroprevalence of four major sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), and syphilis) over a 10-year period (2005-2014) in pregnant women in Ethiopia.
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