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- Title
Correlation between maternal hepatitis B surface antigen carrier status with social, medical and family factors in an endemic area: have we overlooked something?
- Authors
Chan, O.; Lao, T.; Suen, S.; Lau, T.; Leung, T.
- Abstract
Purpose: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in many countries, but the risk factors for HBV carriage in the obstetric population are unclear. Methods: A survey on 1,580 women attending the antenatal clinic in an endemic region was conducted in order to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with maternal HBV carriage, including socio-demographic, medical, and previous obstetrical and family history, by means of a questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of maternal HBV carriage was 9.1%, and 4.8% of women with a history of hepatitis B vaccination were found to be HBV carriers. Factors associated with maternal HBV carriage were residency status (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.65 for immigrants; aOR 7.62 for non-residents), positive family history (aOR 3.72 for infected mother; aOR 5.36 for other family members), no previous vaccination (aOR 4.39) and having previous HBsAg testing (aOR 2.26). Conclusions: The findings suggest that there was probably an overlooked role of horizontal transmission within the family setting in addition to perinatal transmission in determining the likelihood of HBV infection in our obstetric population. Reconfirmation of hepatitis B status might be necessary among individuals with a history of vaccination to ensure the effectiveness of their immunoprotection.
- Subjects
CHINA; HEPATITIS B transmission; CARRIER state (Communicable diseases); CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FISHER exact test; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B vaccines; LONGITUDINAL method; MULTIVARIATE analysis; QUESTIONNAIRES; T-test (Statistics); U-statistics; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; RESIDENTIAL patterns; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; DISEASE prevalence; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Infection, 2011, Vol 39, Issue 5, p419
- ISSN
0300-8126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s15010-011-0151-3