Md ShamsuzzamanP. SinghasivanonJ. KaewkungwalS. LawpoolsriP. TangkijvanichRobert V. GibbonsM. RahmanA. S.M. AlamgirM. A. MahtabMahidol UniversityGeneral of Health ServicesInstitute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)Bangabandhu Seikh Mujib Medical UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand2018-05-032018-05-032011-12-01Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.42, No.6 (2011), 1410-1413012515622-s2.0-84857672072https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/12211This 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.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS