• PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), resulting in estimated 820,000 preventable deaths in 2019. The virus is most commonly spread from mother to child during birth and through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. Infection in infancy and early childhood leads to chronic hepatitis in about 95% of cases and leading cause of death globally.Only less than 2% are diagnosed and paltry 0.1% are on treatment in Africa. It is the most common cause of liver cancer and fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in Nigeria.HBV prevalence in pregnant women is 1 ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Introduction1.1 Background of the StudyViral hepatitis is an international public health challenge, comparable to other major communicable diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.Despite the significant burden it places on communities across all global regions, hepatitis has been largely ignored as a health and development priority until recently. It will no longer remain hidden, however, with the adoption of the resolution on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Target 3 (three) is of particular relevance: it calls for specific action to combat viral hepatitis (Global Health ... Continue Reading