Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Feb 2014)

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C seropositivity in pregnant women

  • Carla Natalina da Silva Fernandes,
  • Michelly de Melo Alves,
  • Michelly Lorrane de Souza,
  • Gleyce Alves Machado,
  • Gleiber Couto,
  • Renata Alessandra Evangelista

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000100011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 1
pp. 89 – 96

Abstract

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The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of hepatitis B and C seropositivity in pregnant women attended in a public maternity hospital located in Catalao-GO from 2005 to 2009. Descriptive, exploratory study conducted through patients` hospital records. For data analysis, we used SPSS version 18.0. The confidence interval (CI) was calculated using the Person χ² test, considering a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). The prevalence of HBV was 5.64% and HCV 0.098%, predominantly in young pregnant women aged between 20 and 30 years old, single and in their first pregnancy.

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