Zenebe Yohannes, Mulu Wondemagegn, Yimer Mulat, Abera Bayeh
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Jun 25;21:158. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.158.6367. eCollection 2015.
Viral hepatitis during pregnancy is associated with high risk of maternal complications and has become a leading cause of fetal death. So the main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C viral infections among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic in Bahir Dar health institutions, Ethiopia. This was institutional based cross-sectional study that included 318 pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic in Bahir Dar health institutions from January 2013 to June 2013. Appropriate data was gathered from study participants. Sero-prevalence of hepatitis C virus was determined by detecting immunoglobulin of HCV using ELISA kit. Data was entered and analyzed with SPSS version 16 statistical software. The overall prevalence of hepatitis C virus among pregnant women was 0.6%. None of the expected risk factors had significant outcome. In conclusion, prevalence of the Hepatitis C virus among pregnant women attending in Bahir Dar health institutions was low and expected variables were not statistically significant.
孕期病毒性肝炎与孕产妇并发症的高风险相关,已成为胎儿死亡的主要原因。因此,本研究的主要目的是确定埃塞俄比亚巴赫达尔医疗机构产前门诊孕妇中丙型肝炎病毒感染的患病率。这是一项基于机构的横断面研究,纳入了2013年1月至2013年6月在巴赫达尔医疗机构产前门诊就诊的318名孕妇。从研究参与者那里收集了适当的数据。使用ELISA试剂盒检测HCV免疫球蛋白来确定丙型肝炎病毒的血清流行率。数据录入并使用SPSS 16版统计软件进行分析。孕妇中丙型肝炎病毒的总体患病率为0.6%。预期的风险因素均未产生显著结果。总之,在巴赫达尔医疗机构就诊的孕妇中丙型肝炎病毒的患病率较低,预期变量无统计学意义。