Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Zahedan, Iran

Batool Mood; Fatemeh Kaykhah; Esmaeel Moghaddam; Masoud Salehi; Hamid Kouhpayeh; Roya Naini; Malihe Metanat; Sohila Khosravi; Rahimeh Khademi

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Zahedan, Iran

Author(s):

Batool Sharifi Mood^1,*,

Fatemeh Kaykhah²,

Esmaeel Sanei Moghaddam²,

Masoud Salehi²,

Hamid Reza Kouhpayeh²,

Roya Alavi Naini²,

Malihe Metanat²,

Sohila Khosravi²,

Rahimeh Khademi²

1Department of Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, [email protected], Sistan va Baloochestan, IR.Iran

2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Sistan va Baloochestan, IR.Iran

Hepatitis Monthly:Vol. 4, issue 8; 161-163

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Batool Sharifi MoodFatemeh KaykhahEsmaeel Sanei MoghaddamMasoud SalehiHamid Reza KouhpayehRoya Alavi NainiMalihe MetanatSohila KhosraviRahimeh Khademiet al.Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Zahedan, Iran.Hepat Mon.4(8):161-163.

Abstract

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus is one of the most common chronic infections in the world. Over half of the world population has been exposed to this virus. It is estimated that 3% of Iranian population are chronic carriers.
Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women in Zahedan, Iran.
Method: In this cross-sectional study in a period of one month in Zahedan, total cases of 200 pregnant women were enrolled in our study. Sera obtained from these pregnant women were evaluated for HBsAg by ELISA method.
Result: Our data showed that 6.5% of the pregnant women had a positive test for HBsAg. Conclusion: It seems that hepatitis B infection is highly endemic at least in pregnant women in Zahedan. On the basis of these epidemiologic data, screening of all pregnant women is necessary.

Keywords

Epidemiology

Hepatitis B

Pregnant women

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