Knowledge and prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B infection: A cross-sectional study among pregnant females in Varanasi, India

• मुख्य लेखकों: Kalika Maheshwari (लेखक), Sangeeta Kansal (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Background: 300 million individuals worldwide suffer from chronic HBV infection. India, an intermediate endemicity zone, has a 3-4% HBsAg prevalence in the general population and 0.9-11.2% among pregnant women. As 95% of infantile infections progress to chronicity, vertical transmission is a vital i...