Survey of Hepatitis B virus infection and risk factors among pregnant women at public hospital in Ethiopia

Authors

  • Zelalem Desalegn Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa,
  • Adane Mihret School of Medicine, Addis Ababa university Armauer Hansen Research Institute
  • Habtamu Bedimo Beyene School of medicine, Addis Ababa university
  • Mengistu Yilma School of Public health , Addis Ababa University
  • Yimer Seid School of public health, Addis Ababa University
  • Wondmagegn Tamiru School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University
  • Abebe Ejigu School of pharmacy, Addis Ababa University
  • Wudma Alemu School of Allied health sciences, Addis Ababa University
  • Abdisa Boka School of allied health sciences, Addis Ababa University
  • Yehenew Asemamaw School of medicine, Addis Ababa University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i7.3363

Abstract

Background : Hepatitis B

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Author Biographies

  • Zelalem Desalegn, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa,
    Researcher in Department of Microbiology, Immunology and parasitology
  • Adane Mihret, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa university Armauer Hansen Research Institute
    Associate professor, Microbiology,Immunology and parasitology
  • Habtamu Bedimo Beyene, School of medicine, Addis Ababa university

    Microbiology, Immunology, and parasitology

    Researcher and lecturer

  • Mengistu Yilma, School of Public health , Addis Ababa University
    Department of public health , researcher and lecturer
  • Yimer Seid, School of public health, Addis Ababa University
    Department of Biostatistics
  • Wondmagegn Tamiru, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University
    Department of pharmacy and lecturer
  • Abebe Ejigu, School of pharmacy, Addis Ababa University
    Department of pharmacy, Addis Ababa University
  • Wudma Alemu, School of Allied health sciences, Addis Ababa University
    Department of nursing
  • Abdisa Boka, School of allied health sciences, Addis Ababa University
    department of nursing, lecturer
  • Yehenew Asemamaw, School of medicine, Addis Ababa University
    Microbiology, Immunology and parasitology

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Survey of Hepatitis B virus infection and risk factors among pregnant women at public hospital in Ethiopia. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];7(7):450-6. Available from: https://www.ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3363