Open AccessPrevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Isfahan
Author(s) -
Hasan Afzali,
Mansooreh Momen Heravi,
Seyyed Alireza Moravveji,
Maryam Poorrahnama
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.20598v2
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , kowsar , obstetrics , hepatitis b virus , transmission (telecommunications) , hepatitis b , pregnancy , immunology , virus , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
In this study, 1.56% of pregnant women were HBsAg+, which was higher than the previous studies. This increasing prevalence may be due to the increase of non-Iranians' migrations to Iran. Control of migration and screening and vaccination of these groups should be considered by health policy makers.
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