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Official Journal of Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
e-ISSN 1735-3408
p-ISSN 1735-143X
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Zahedan, Iran
Authors
Batool Sharifi Mood1,*, 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
*Corresponding Author: Department of Infectious Diseases, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, [email protected], Sistan va Baloochestan, IR.Iran. Tel: +98 541 322 98 11. Fax: +98 541 323 21 06. Email: [email protected]
Published online:Dec 31, 2004
Article type:Research Article
How to Cite:Mood B, Kaykhah F, Moghaddam E, Salehi M, Kouhpayeh H, et al. Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Pregnant Women in Zahedan, Iran. Hepat Mon. 2004;4(8):. doi:
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.
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