title: Coinfection with hepatitis B and C viruses among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu south east, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hepatitis B and C viruses coinfection in HIV positive pregnant women is a common public health problem and recognized worldwide. The consequences of this problem in our poor resource setting with the risk of mother to child transmission is obvious with increased morbidity and mortality in our environment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of coinfection patterns of HBV and HCV among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective survey conducted on 401 Nigeria HIV positive pregnant women seen at Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) clinic at the UNTH Enugu Nigeria over a 3 year period between 1st January 2007 and 31st December 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses coinfection among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu is 6.5%. HIV/HBV coinfection was commoner than HIV/HCV coinfection. There was no significant association between hepatitis B and C viruses coinfection and the age, ethnic group, marital or educational status of the women (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is high prevalence of hepatitis B and C coinfection among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu. This high burden of these hepatotropie virus coinfection calls for continued need to screen for these infections and vaccinate the affected babies for hepatitis B and/or C where appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Obstetrics And Gynaccology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. ubabiketochukwu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Okeke
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Obi
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Okezie
authors.forename: E O V
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Ugwu
authors.forename: S P O
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Akogu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ocheni
authors.forename: C C T
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ezenyeaku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D060085:Coinfection; D003710:Demography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence