Background Despite the longstanding implementation of universal hepatitis B infant
vaccination programs, the World Health Organization African region (WHO AFRO) maintains …

Background Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver tissue. It is one of the serious public
health problems. Though an individuals' knowledge, attitude, and practice level is very vital …

Introduction. Mother‐to‐child transmission remains an important mode of transmission of
hepatitis B infection particularly in endemic areas. The knowledge and practices of pregnant …

Background: Ethiopia is a country with a high endemicity of the hepatitis B virus, and the
primary mode of transmission for this virus is mother-to-child transmission. However, the …

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a public health problem affecting millions of people
globally and causing severe morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa is an endemic …

Background: The hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are blood-borne viral infections. They can predispose to …

Hepatitis b virus infection presents major threat to public health throughout endemic
countries of tropical and sub-Saharan Africa. There is a scarcity of data on HBV in Adamawa …

Results: Hepatitis B-positive pregnant women were 0.4%. Out of the 275 participants, only
43 had heard about hepatitis B. The mean knowledge score was 0.65 (±1.73) with 1.45 …

Infection with Hepatitis B remains a health challenge across the globe. This descriptive
survey focused on the knowledge of hepatitis B infection (HBI) and prevention practices of …

One effort that can be done to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Indonesia is
Antenatal Care (ANC). ANC is carried out to detect conditions that lead to maternal death …