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The Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAG) and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) Am

Authors: ANI Franklin

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The seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and their co-infection was investigated among pregnant women in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Serum samples from 562 pregnant women aged 19-49 years attending antenatal clinics in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) and the General Hospital (GH) Calabar were tested for HBsAg and HIV using standard proprietory reagents. Thirty â€“eight (6.8%) of the women were seropositive for HIV; 8(1.4%), for HBsAg and 5(0.9%) for both HIV and HBsAg. Significant infection rates for HBV, HIV and HBV/HIV co-infections were associated with age groups, education, occupation, trimester and parity (P<0.05) of the subjects. The higher seropositivity rates for HIV and HBV co-infection in pregnant women suggests high endemicity in the general population. The need to properly screen, diagnose and effectively treat all pre/post natal women to prevent transmission to others and serious pregnancy outcomes is hereby advocated.

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