Results: 14

Knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B amongst students of Pamo University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Background: Globally, 296 million people were infected by hepatitis B in 2019, with 1.1 million deaths. Africa is one of the endemic regions. Good knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B remain pivotal to the biosafety of medical students. This study sought to determine the levels of knowledge and aware...

Effect of Hepatitis B Vaccination on HBV-infection among school children in Yaounde ten years after its introduction of the HBV vaccine into routine Immunization Program in Cameroon

Pan Afr. med. j; 47 (), 2024
Introduction: since the introduction of the anti-HBV vaccine into the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 2005 in Cameroon, vaccination coverage has reached 99.0%. This coverage would indicate an increase the number of children immune to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and a decrease in susceptibility to H...

Prévalence de l'infection par l'hépatite virale B et facteurs associés chez les enfants des sujets ivoiriens porteurs de l’AGHBS

Mali méd. (En ligne); 38 (1), 2023
Objectifs : Déterminer la prévalence de l'infection par le virus de l'hépatite B (VHB) chez les enfants (sujets contact) des sujets porteurs chroniques de l'Ag HBs (sujets index) et rechercher les facteurs associés à cette infection chez ces enfants.Patients et méthodes: il s’est agi d’étude r...

Protection level of anti‑hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin in a pediatric Cameroonian population

Despite the availability for nearly twenty years of an effective vaccine, hepatitis B remains one of the most frequent viral diseases throughout the world. Mother to child transmission is one of the primary routes of transmission in children. To assess the vaccine response in children born to HBV ...

Protection level of anti-hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin in a pediatric Cameroonian population

Background: Background: Despite nearly twenty years of an effective vaccine, hepatitis B remains one of the most common viral infections worldwide. Mother-to-child transmission is a major route in children. Objective: to evaluate HBV-infected mothers’ children’s vaccination response. Methods: The Cen...

Qualité de la consultation prénatale chez les patientes admises en salle d’accouchement à la maternité du CHU de la Mère et de l’Enfant de N’Djamena
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Introduction : L’OMS dans les dernières recommandations exige 8 contacts dans l’optique de minimiser les risques afin d’assurer aux gestantes leurs fœtus un bon pronostic. Objectif: Analyser la qualité des CPN chez les gestantes Méthodologie : Il s’agissait d’une étude transversale prospec...

Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B virus surface antigen and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study

African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022
Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the leading causes of liver diseases which occurs worldwide particularly in developing countries. It is often caused by prenatal transmission from mother to child or household transmission from a close contact during early childhood. It causes different c...

Aspects socio-économiques de la prise en charge des hépatites virales chroniques en Côte-d’Ivoire
Socio-economic aspects of the management of chronic viral hepatitis in Côte-d’Ivoire

Contexte et objectifs. Les hépatites virales chroniques constituent un problème de santé publique en Côte-d’Ivoire. Très peu de malades accèdent au traitement en raison des coûts élevés du bilan et du traitement. L’objectif de la présente étude était d’évaluer les coûts du bilan et du...

Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B virus surface antigen and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: community based cross-sectional study

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the leading causes of liver diseases which occurs worldwide particularly in developing countries. It is often caused by prenatal transmission from mother to child or household transmission from a close contact during early childhood. It causes different c...

Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo: prevalence, risk factors, and genotype distribution

Background Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant public health problem. Most children under five years living with HBV in endemic areas like sub-Slivingan Africa. Vertical transmission is considered the main newborn's route of contamination, which leads in 90% of...