Seroprevalence of Hepatitis  B Virus Infection, Mother-To-Child Transmission, and Associated Risk Factors Among Delivering Mothers in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: a Cross-Sectional Study

ConclusionHBV infection among delivering women is becoming highly endemic, and the rate of MTCT was high. Therefore, administering hepatitis  B vaccine to all neonates within 24 h of birth is mandatory to prevent MTCT of HBV infection and related complications. Furthermore, health education and dissemination of information about HBV for the pregnant mothers are needed to reduce HBV infection and vertical transmission in Ethiopia.
Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research