Antihepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Antibodies among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Mwanza City, Tanzania

• Main Authors: Elieza Chibwe (Author), Vitus Silago (Author), Edwin Kajoro (Author), Muhsin Juma (Author), Emmanuel Mkumbo (Author), Caroline A. Minja (Author), Fridolin Mujuni (Author), Stephen E. Mshana (Author), Mariam M. Mirambo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses (HBV and HCV) are life-threatening infections of public health importance due to their association with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Despite HBV being moderately endemic in many low-income countries, there is no routine HBV vaccination among...