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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:9, September, 2020

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(9): 2164-2166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.270


Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection among Pregnant Women at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Apoorva1, Mukesh Manjhi2, Sneha Mohan1* and Dalip K. Kakru1
1Department of Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences and Research,
Sharda University, U.P., India
2Department of Dermatology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and
Research and HAH Hospital, Delhi, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Hepatitis B surface antigen is the first seromarker detected in the serum for active Hepatitis B infection. This is important to detect in pregnant women because if it goes undetected it can be harmful for both the mother and the foetus. In India prevalence rate of vertical transmission of HBV infection is also very high. To determine the seroprevalence of HBsAg among the pregnant women Study was conducted in the Serology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Sharda Hospital. It is a cross-sectional study. Qualitative detection of HBsAg was done from the patient’s serum sample using the rapid test kit method, which yielded results within 20 minutes. Statistical analysis used: Nil. A total of 435 pregnant females were included in the study, out of which 12 were seropositive for HBsAg. Therefore, the prevalence rate was found to be 2.64% in the present study. Also, maximum positive cases were in the age group 20-25 years (75%). As vertical transmission is responsible for majority of HBsAg infections in our country it is therefore important if we screen all pregnant females irrespective of their risk factors and give combined immunization and immunoprophylaxis to the high-risk babies born to the seropositive mothers. This will help in reducing the prevalence rate of the HBV infection in India.


Keywords: Hepatitis B surface antigen, Pregnant women, Seroprevalence

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Apoorva, B., Mukesh Manjhi, Sneha Mohan and Dalip K. Kakru. 2020. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection among Pregnant Women at a Tertiary Care Hospital.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(9): 2164-2166. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.270
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