title: Hepatitis B infection in Sana'a City, Republic of Yemen. Prevalence among pregnant women and materno-foetal transmission.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 130 pregnant women, chosen randomly from those admitted to the labour ward of Al-Thawra general hospital in Sana'a City, Republic of Yemen. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HBsAg among pregnant women and estimate the maternofoetal transmission. The prevalence of HBsAg among studied women was 15.4%, however, 6.9% showed inconclusive positive results. The materno-foetal transmission was documented in 50% of positive HBsAg women. Hepatitis B infection among studied women was usually acquired after 20 years of age. Logistic regression model with stepwise forward selection, demonstrated that maternal age, past history of blood transfusion and abortions were contributing factors for +ve HBsAg maternal status, while parity and past history of abortions were contributing factors in materno-foetal transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 1 Faculty of Medicine (for girls), Al Azhar University.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abdel Raheem
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Abou-Lohum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: el-Didy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: el-Eriani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hafez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens