Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among antenatal clinic attendees at a tertiary hospital in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rashid, Sabria ^a   Kilewo, Charles ^b   Aboud, Said ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antenatal clinic attendees; Hepatitis B virus; Seroprevalence; Tanzania; Women

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TANZANIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84896075580     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v16i1.2     Document Type: Article

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