Open AccessPrevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Jos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Francis A. Magaji,
Mark Ojogba Okolo,
Zuwaira I Hassan,
IH Shambe,
VC Pam,
Amaka N Ocheke,
Esther S Yiltok,
W.N. Golit,
Stephen A. Anzaku,
Martins Daloek,
Jerry Ogwuche,
Godwin Imade,
Christain Isichie,
Jsiah T Mutihir,
Stephen Oguche,
Oche Agbaji,
Jonah Musa,
Solomon A. Sagay,
AI Zoakah,
Susan E. Cohn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_20_19
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , hepatitis b virus , odds ratio , confidence interval , hepatitis b , obstetrics , logistic regression , population , pregnancy , parity (physics) , vaccination , cross sectional study , immunology , virus , environmental health , physics , particle physics , pathology , biology , genetics
The study sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with Hepatitis B surface antigenemia (HBsAg) positivity among pregnant women in Jos, Nigeria.