Prevalence, awareness and risk factors associated with Hepatitis B infection among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Mbagathi District Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B Viral Infection (HBV) remains one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally accounting for 38-53% of chronic liver diseases and about 686,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of HBV is 9-20% in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in Kenya it is 5-30% among the general pop...

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Autores principales: Ngaira, Jacqueline Asundula Malungu, Kimotho, James, Mirigi, Isaac, Osman, Saida, Ng’ang’a, Zipporah, Lwembe, Raphael, Ochwoto, Missiani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5267875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28154670
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.315.9255

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