Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors among pregnant women in southeast Ethiopia: community-based crossectional study

• DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1508788
• Publication Date: 2025-02-04T06:34:40Z
• Authors: Nuruzelam Mohammed; Jeylan Kassim; Ahmednur Adem Aliyi; Muhammed Jemal Ab...
• Keywords: Seroprevalence; Hepatitis B; Cross-sectional study

Introduction Hepatitis B or C infection during pregnancy increases the risk of vertical transmission, which is risky for growing fetus and newborn. In order to prevent such adverse effects outcomes, it crucial understand scope problem. However, absence data on community-based Prevalence viral hepatitis among pregnant women conflicting evidence from facility-based study shows there paucity information seroprevalence virus women. Methods A cross-sectional was conducted 422 selected three kebeles Robe town. Study participants were using systematic sampling technique. Data collected through pretested interviewer administered questionnaire milliliter blood sample tested HBsAgn Anti-HCV Antibodies. Descriptive statistics as frequency, mean, standard deviation used summarize data. Binary logistic regression identify factors associated with occurrence Accordingly, variables P value < 0.25 in bivariate declared candidate multivariable regression. From adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval computed. Those variable p - <0.05 factor dependent variable. Results discussion total 410 participated study, yielded a response rate 97.2%. The infections found be 7.6%, 2.2% respectively, whereas one (0.24%) woman co-infected. History dental extraction (AOR = 2.70, CI 1.09, 6.69), hospital admission 6.96, 95%CI 1.73, 27.99), household contact 3 .93, 1.37, 11.25), tattooing 3.50 2.31, 12.35), sexually transmitted 11 .42 3.10, 42.35) significantly HBsAg history transfusion 5.58, 1.03, 30.05, 0.045) 7.49, 1.34, 41.76) HCV Conclusions Seroprevalence HBV moderate endemicity according WHO classification. Finding present different that plays great role transmission hepatitis.