Prevalence and epidemiological profile of Hepatitis B in pregnant women: a population study in a Brazilian Western Amazon city from 2007 to 2015

• Main Authors: Marina Cordeiro Gomes Sanson (Author), Helena Albuquerque Catão Feitoza (Author), Valeria Saraceni (Author), Rosalina Jorge Koifman (Author), Andrea Ramos da Silva Bessa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: this study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile and prevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women living in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study concerning the prevalence of Hepatitis B in a cohort of women who gave birth in Rio Br...