Evaluating Hepatitis B Screening During Pregnancy: A Study on Diagnostic Accuracy and Infection Control in Nigeria

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Evaluating Hepatitis B Screening During Pregnancy: A Study on Diagnostic Accuracy and Infection Control in Nigeria

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Auckland University of Technology

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a critical public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly among pregnant women in Nigeria. Routine screening using rapid diagnostic kits is common in antenatal care, yet the accuracy of these tests can vary. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalencwe of HBV among pregnant women who had previously undergone screening using rapid diagnostic kits at Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria, to assess the e...

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Date created

2025-01-20

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Ukagebu, CJ / Alao, JO / Bamigboye, FO / Ukaegbu, JC / Oladipo, EK

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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/18573

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Nigeria / antenatal care / hepatitis B virus / infection control / seroprevalence / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / 3202 Clinical Sciences / Health Services / Prevention / Clinical Research / Hepatitis / Liver Disease / Hepatitis - B / Digestive Diseases / Infectious Diseases / Women's Health / 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies / 4.1 Discovery and preclinical testing of markers and technologies / 4.4 Population screening / Infection / 3 Good Health and Well Being / 0605 Microbiology / 1103 Clinical Sciences / 1108 Medical Microbiology / Gastroenterology & Hepatology / 3202 Clinical sciences / 3207 Medical microbiology / Humans / Female / Pregnancy / Hepatitis B / Cross-Sectional Studies / Adult / Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Young Adult / Seroepidemiologic Studies / Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Mass Screening / Infection Control / Hepatitis B Antibodies / Adolescent / Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Hepatitis B virus / Risk Factors

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