Assesment of Hepatitis B prevalence amongst the pregnant women attending the Ante Natal Clinic of a teaching hospital in West Bengal.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
The present study is a cross sectional study which aims at the assessment of the prevalence of Ante natal Hepatitis B. A total of 456 study participants were enrolled. Probability sampling using the systematic method was used to include study participants. The sampling frame consisted of all pregnant women attending ANC at College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta hospital. The sampling interval (K unit) was calculated as 9 mothers using ANC records that showed a monthly attendance of 860 first visit attendances. After obtaining written consent from an informed client, Three to five milliliters (3-5 Mls) of whole blood was collected from each study participant by venous puncture, and serum was separated. The serum was tested by immunochromatographic method to detect HBsAg . There was to ethical controversies or conflict of interest. Data compilation and analysis were done as per standard statistical methods by using the software “R”. screening.Of the 456 study participants, whose serum samples were collected and screened only 11 (2.41%) were positive, with detectable levels of Hepatitis B surface antigen. Out of 456 participants, 293 were primigravida (69%). All of these 11 HBsAg seroreactive cases were primigravida.The youngest participant was 19 years and the oldest was 42 years. Age group 20-24 years had the highest number of participants (n=151, 33%). Antenatal screening for Hepatitis B is useful for early intervention and management of vertical transmission.
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Dr. Partha Sarathi Chakrabarty, Dr. Jayashree Konar2
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