Dionne-Odom Jodie, Mbah Rahel, Rembert Nicole J, Tancho Samuel, Halle-Ekane Gregory E, Enah Comfort, Welty Thomas K, Tih Pius M, Tita Alan T N
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS), P.O. Box 1, Nkwen, Bamenda, Cameroon.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2016;2016:4359401. doi: 10.1155/2016/4359401. Epub 2016 Aug 8.
Objectives. We estimated seroprevalence and correlates of selected infections in pregnant women and blood donors in a resource-limited setting. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of laboratory seroprevalence data from pregnant women and voluntary blood donors from facilities in Cameroon in 2014. Rapid tests were performed to detect hepatitis B surface antigen, syphilis treponemal antibodies, and HIV-1/2 antibodies. Blood donations were also tested for hepatitis C and malaria. Results. The seroprevalence rates and ranges among 7069 pregnant women were hepatitis B 4.4% (1.1-9.6%), HIV 6% (3.0-10.2%), and syphilis 1.7% (1.3-3.8%) with significant variability among the sites. Correlates of infection in pregnancy in adjusted regression models included urban residence for hepatitis B (aOR 2.9, CI 1.6-5.4) and HIV (aOR 3.5, CI 1.9-6.7). Blood donor seroprevalence rates and ranges were hepatitis B 6.8% (5.0-8.8%), HIV 2.2% (1.4-2.8%), syphilis 4% (3.3-4.5%), malaria 1.9%, and hepatitis C 1.7% (0.5-2.5%). Conclusions. Hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis infections are common among pregnant women and blood donors in Cameroon with higher rates in urban areas. Future interventions to reduce vertical transmission should include universal screening for these infections early in pregnancy and provision of effective prevention tools including the birth dose of univalent hepatitis B vaccine.
目的。我们在资源有限的环境中估计了孕妇和献血者中特定感染的血清流行率及其相关因素。方法。我们对2014年喀麦隆各机构孕妇和自愿献血者的实验室血清流行率数据进行了横断面分析。采用快速检测法检测乙肝表面抗原、梅毒螺旋体抗体和HIV-1/2抗体。对献血样本还进行了丙型肝炎和疟疾检测。结果。7069名孕妇中的血清流行率及范围为:乙肝4.4%(1.1 - 9.6%)、HIV 6%(3.0 - 10.2%)、梅毒1.7%(1.3 - 3.8%),各地点之间存在显著差异。在调整后的回归模型中,孕期感染的相关因素包括:城市居住环境与乙肝感染相关(调整后比值比[aOR] 2.9,置信区间[CI] 1.6 - 5.4)以及与HIV感染相关(aOR 3.5,CI 1.9 - 6.7)。献血者的血清流行率及范围为:乙肝6.8%(5.0 - 8.8%)、HIV 2.2%(1.4 - 2.8%)、梅毒4%(3.3 - 4.5%)、疟疾1.9%、丙型肝炎1.7%(0.5 - 2.5%)。结论。乙肝、HIV和梅毒感染在喀麦隆的孕妇和献血者中很常见,城市地区感染率更高。未来减少垂直传播的干预措施应包括在孕期早期对这些感染进行普遍筛查,并提供有效的预防工具,包括单剂量乙肝疫苗的出生剂量接种。