title: Screening for hepatitis B during pregnancy. Awareness of current recommendations among Washington hospitals.
abstract: Acute care hospitals in Washington State that reported births (n = 77) were surveyed regarding their awareness of and compliance with the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for hepatitis B screening of pregnant women. Of these, 62 hospitals (81%) were aware of the recommendations and 39 (51%) routinely screened pregnant women who did not have a history of prenatal care at the time of delivery. In all, 68 hospitals (88%) had hepatitis B vaccine and 54 (70%) had hepatitis B immune globulin available on site. Despite awareness of the current recommendations for hepatitis B screening, barriers exist that prevent many hospitals from fully implementing them.
authors.affiliation: Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Harlin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens