Publication: Hepatitis B among pregnant women attending health care facilities in rural Bangladesh
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2011-12-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.42, No.6 (2011), 1410-1413
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Md Shamsuzzaman, P. Singhasivanon, J. Kaewkungwal, S. Lawpoolsri, P. Tangkijvanich, Robert V. Gibbons, M. Rahman, A. S.M. Alamgir, M. A. Mahtab Hepatitis B among pregnant women attending health care facilities in rural Bangladesh. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.42, No.6 (2011), 1410-1413. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12211
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Hepatitis B among pregnant women attending health care facilities in rural Bangladesh
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This study assessed hepatitis B prevalence among pregnant women attending health care facilities in rural Bangladesh. Blood samples were collected from 480 participants. HBsAg was positive in 0.4% of subjects, anti-HBc was positive in 21.5% and anti-HBs was positive in 8.5% of subjects. HBsAg was more prevalent among the older age group. Hepatitis B has a low prevalence among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. Existing hepatitis B vaccination schedule in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to vaccinate the children in rural Bangladesh is appropriate.