Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen amongst pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic, Volta region, Ghana

• Main Authors: Arnold Luuse (Author), Sylvester Dassah (Author), Sylvester Lokpo (Author), Louise Ameke (Author), Mark Noagbe (Author), Peter Adatara (Author), Oheneba Hagan (Author), Fred Binka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global challenge, although there is currently a safe and effective vaccine available. HBV prevalence in Ghana is not well documented, but vary regionally from 4.8% to 12.3% in the general population, 10.8% to 12.7% in blood donors and about 10.6% in pregna...