Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Pregnant Women at the Suhum Municipality, Ghana

• Main Authors: Joseph Boachie (Author), Doreen Pidah (Author), Henrietta Eshun (Author), Emmanuel Jingbeja (Author), Praise Fosu Adjei (Author), Patrick Adu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Global prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was estimated between 257 and 291 million since 2020, posing a great public health challenge. In Africa, an estimated 60 million cases of HBV were reported in the same year. Pregnant women might be susceptible to HBV infectio...