Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child Transmission

Table 3

Relation of HBsAg and previous status of participants to HBV, vaccination, andawareness of pregnant women about route of transmission in Yirgalem Hospital, October 2015 to August 2016.

Participant responses	Total women	HBsAg
	(N = 475)	Positive(N=34)
Previously screened for HBV	74(15.6)	6(8.1)
Previous HBV result, positive	3/74(4.1)	3(100)
Have you taken HBV vaccine? Yes	12(2.5)	0
Is HBV transmitted sexually? Yes	221(46.5)	15(6.8)
Is HBV transmitted through contact of blood and body fluid? Yes	213(44.8)	15(7.0)
Is HBV transmitted from mother to child? Yes	168(35.4)	12(7.1)
Other routes of transmission mentioned	154(32.4%)	11(7.1)

HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV: hepatitis B virus.