Analysis of the Relationship between Traditional Birth Attendant Service and the Risk of Hepatitis B Transmission among Pregnant Women at the Indonesian Rural Community

The aim of this study was to investigate the utilization of delivery services in the context of PMTCT in a rural community in South Africa. Based on a cross-sectional survey, the sample included 870 pregnant women who had delivered before recruited from five PMTCT clinics and surrounding communities. Results indicated that 55.9% had delivered their last child in a health care facility and 44.1% at home (mostly without assistance from a traditional birth attendant). The odds of access to the health facility were (1) women who stayed close to the hospital (OR=2.87), (2) those who had higher formal education (OR=l .55), (3) higher traveling costs (affordability) to get to nearest clinic (OR=1.77), and (4) those who were single (OR=1.58). Childbirth experiences of the mother or mother-in-law greatly influenced the delivery choices in terms of home delivery. The majority of the pregnant women were aware of mother-to-child HIV transmission but only 9% of the pregnant women had ever been tested for HIV. HIV knowledge, HIV testing behaviour and attitudes were found to be not associated with the delivery option.

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Risks of Viral Hepatitis B Transmission in Mother-to-Infant of Pregnant Women Carriers of Chronic Viral Hepatitis B in Cote d’Ivoire

Open Journal of Gastroenterology ◽

10.4236/ojgas.2017.77022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 07 (07) ◽

pp. 206-215

Author(s):

Stanislas Adjéka Doffou ◽

Fulgence Bathaix Yao ◽

Aboubakar Demba Bangoura ◽

Dimitri Kouamé ◽

Henriette Kissi Anzouan-Kacou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hepatitis B ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Viral Hepatitis ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Chronic Viral Hepatitis ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Viral Hepatitis B ◽

Hepatitis B Transmission

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B viral infection amongst pregnant women in rural community in Southern Nigeria

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews ◽

10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.3.0674 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 393-397

Author(s):

Orluwene CG ◽

Eli S ◽

Okagua KE ◽

Owhonda G ◽

Tee GP ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Rural Community ◽

Surface Antigen ◽

Serological Test ◽

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽

Hbv Infection ◽

Southern Nigeria ◽

The Mean

Background: Hepatitis B Viral (HBV) infection is a potentially fatal infection of public health importance globally. Pregnant women and their unborn children are at risk of this infection due to its mode of transmission especially when in contact with infected body fluids and from mother to child transmission respectively. The prevalence of HBV infection in Nigeria is 13.6%. Aim: To determine the prevalence of HBV infection amongst pregnant women in rural community in southern Nigeria. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional study of pregnant women at Ogoni Primary Health Centers and General Hospitals in Southern Nigeria carried over a 4-month period. Serological test results for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) of subjects were retrieved from the laboratories. Permission was gotten from Director of Public Health Rivers State Ministry of Health. The information gotten was analyzed using independent t test, chi square and fisher exact tests. Significance level was set at 0.05. Result: One hundred and eighty-five pregnant women were recruited for the study. The mean age of the antenatal clinic attendees was 28 ± 2 years, the mean gestational age at booking was 25 weeks and the mean parity was 2. Majority had secondary level of education represented by 122 (66%). Fifteen (8.1%) of the pregnant women were positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen. Conclusion: The prevalence of HBV infection was 8.1% in Ogoni southern Nigeria. This is worisome, hence preventive measures including HBV vaccines should be made available to the populace.

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Association between maternal hepatitis B virus carrier and gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort analysis

Virology Journal ◽

10.1186/s12985-021-01691-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Wanchang Yin ◽

Bingjun Chen ◽

Yilin Yang ◽

Xiuzi Li ◽

Ruirui Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Viral Load ◽

Hepatitis B Virus ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Hbv Dna ◽

Hbsag Carrier ◽

B Virus ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Introduction Given that many pregnant women have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is linked to poor maternal and neonatal outcomes, we looked into the relationship between the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and GDM to see if a high HBV DNA load is linked to a higher risk of GDM in chronic maternal HBsAg carriers. Materials and methods Our study included 39,539 pregnant women who gave birth at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in Guangzhou, China, between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019. The patients were divided into two groups: HBsAg negative (36,500) and positive (3039). The viral load levels of 1250 HBsAg-positive women who had tested their HBV DNA load during pregnancy were separated into three groups. We utilized univariate and multivariable logistical regression analysis to determine the relationship between maternal chronic HBsAg carrier and GDM. Results Being HBsAg positive was discovered to be an independent risk factor for GDM.Pre-pregnancy Obesity and advanced age were linked to an increased incidence of GDM. Those with a high HBV DNA load (> 106 IU/mL) had a higher risk of GDM than HBsAg-positive women with a low viral load (< 103 IU/mL). Pre-eclampsia and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) appeared to be more common in HBsAg-positive women than in uninfected women. Conclusions Being HBsAg positive, advanced age, and pre-pregnancy obesity were all revealed to be independent risk factors for GDM in our study. In HBsAg carrier, pregnant women, a high HBV DNA burden was linked to a greater risk of GDM. Furthermore, being an HBsAg carrier during pregnancy raised the risk of ICP and pre-eclampsia.

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Reporting hepatitis-B surface antigen-positive pregnant women

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e411652008-008 ◽

2005 ◽

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis B ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Surface Antigen ◽

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

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Preliminary study of seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B infection in pregnant women in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

10.26875/ajhi212018ix ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Micrette Tshanda Ngalula ◽

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Kitenge Felix wa Momat ◽

Jean-Baptiste Kakoma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽

Hepatitis B Infection ◽

Republic Of Congo ◽

Preliminary Study

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Mapping the Informing Relationship: Pregnant Women’s Representations of Midwives as Information Sources

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI ◽

10.29173/cais780 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Pamela J. McKenzie

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Information Sources ◽

Caring Relationships ◽

Femmes Enceintes ◽

The Relationship

Caring relationships are recognized as important resources for information seekers. I consider how nine pregnant women map their relationships with their midwives as they evaluate them as information sources. Data come from interviews. Women described the relationship as a trajectory, beginning with the “idea” of a midwife. As women get to know their midwife, they are able to draw on a set of resources, including the relationship itself, as informative. These resources are not static but are re-negotiated on an ongoing basis. A single encounter therefore maps both to the trajectory of the relationship and to a broader discursive community.Les relations bienveillantes sont reconnues comme ressources importantes pour ceux qui cherchent de l'information. En analysant les données de neuf entrevues, je tenterai de déterminer comment neuf femmes enceintes se représentent leur relation avec leur sage-femme vue comme source d'information. Les femmes décrivent leur relation comme une trajectoire qui s'appuie sur « l'idée » qu'elles se font d'une sage-femme. Au fur et à mesure que la relation avec leur sage-femme évolue, les femmes peuvent se prévaloir d'un ensemble de ressources informatives, y compris la relation elle-même. Ces ressources ne se veulent pas statiques, mais bien renégociées de façon continue. Une rencontre unique représente alors la trajectoire d'une relation ainsi que d'une communauté discursive.

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