Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus among Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in the General Hospital, Minna, Niger State.

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

AYV Agabi¹  OO Ajala³  A Momohjimoh²  Z Hashimu¹  NU Adabara³ 

[1] Assistant Lecturer. Department oLecturer II, Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Department ofResearch Assistant, Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Assistant Lecturer. Department of Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria.;Assistant Lecturer. Department oLecturer II, Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Department ofResearch Assistant, Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria.;Assistant Lecturer. Department oLecturer II, Microbiology, School of Science and Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria.

关键词: Infection;    Hepatitis;    Immunization;    Inflammation;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj20472

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:ThisstudywascarriedouttodeterminetheprevalenceofhepatitisBinfectionamongwomenattendingantenatalclinicinGeneralHospital,Minna,Nigerstate.MaterialsandMethods:Bloodsampleswerecollectedfrom200subjectsandanalyzedusinginvitrodiagnosticstripdesignedforthequalitativedeterminationofHepatitisBSurfaceAntigen(HBsAg)inhumanserum.Results:Thirteen(6.5%)outofthe200subjectsinvestigatedwerefoundtobepositiveforhepatitisBinfection.Onthebasisofage,thedistributionofHBVinfectionamongthesub-jectsrevealedthattheagegroup20-29hasthehighestrateofinfectionof10.3%followedindescendingorderby40-49(4.5%),30-39(4.2%)and10-19(0.0%).conclusion:Infectionratewasfoundtoberelatedtothelowlevelofawarenessandthepoorstandardoflivingobservedamongthesubjects.Thestudythereforehighlightstheneedforaninterventionthroughincreasedawareness,provisionofdrugsandimmunizationinthestudyarea.

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