Worabe comprehensive specialized hospital, Worabe, Ethiopia
Research Article
Seroprevalence of Syphilis and HBV among Pregnant Women at Saint Paul?s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Author(s): Yasin Awol Wabe*, Dawit Yihdego Reda and Musa Mohammed Ali
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem, even though its prevalence is disproportionately high in low- and middleincome countries. Mother-to-child transmission is a major route of HBV transmission in endemic areas. This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of HBV, Syphilis and their determinant among pregnant women.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2019 in 290 pregnant women at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Gestational and socioeconomic data were collected using a questionnaire. Serum Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody against syphilis infection was tested using a rapid diagnostic test. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 22. Multiple logistic r.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1079.21.7.392
