Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women of Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 17-30

  Azami, Milad ^a   Khataee, Marzieh ^a   Beigom Bigdeli Shamloo, Marzieh ^b   Abbasalizadeh, Fatemeh ^c   Rahmati, Shoboo ^a   Abbasalizadeh, Shamsi ^c   Veisani, Yousef ^a   Delpisheh, Ali ^a   Madmoli, Yaeghoob ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b DEZFUL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Meta analysis; Pregnant women; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84990175343     PISSN: 16802993     EISSN: 20082363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2016.7557     Document Type: Article

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