High hepatitis B seroprevalence and risk factors for infection in pregnant women on the Thailand-Myanmar Border

Infection from Hepatitis B primarily results from peri-partum vertical transmission and the risk increases in the presence of hepatitis B e antigen. We aimed to evaluate a new screening program for hepatitis B in pregnant women as a component of antenatal services in a marginalized population. Couns...

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Published in:	Journal of infection in developing countries Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 384 - 388
Main Authors:	Banks, Tristan, Kang, Joy, Watts, Isabella, Tyrosvoutis, Mary Ellen G, Min, Aung Myat, Tun, Nay Win, Keereecharoen, Lily, Simmawong, Wiriya, Wanyatip, Sunaree, Hanboonkunupakarn, Borimas, Nosten, François, McGready, Rose
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 28-04-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - diagnosis Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B e Antigens - blood Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood Humans Immunochromatography Infant, Newborn Middle Aged Myanmar - epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Prenatal Care Refugees Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Thailand - epidemiology Transients and Migrants Young Adult Myanmar (Burma)
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