Hepatitis B and C virus infections among pregnant women in Arab and African countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 566-578

  Gasim, Gasim I ^a   Murad, Intisar A ^b   Adam, Ishag ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Africa; Arab; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B serology; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C serology; Middle east

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARAB; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENOTYPE; HABIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL RISK; TATTOO; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881629276     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3243     Document Type: Review

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