Pattern and predictors of medical care received by hepatitis B carriers during pregnancy and after delivery

The objective of the study is to evaluate the pattern and predictors of medical care received by hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers during pregnancy and after delivery in Hong Kong. The study is a retrospective analysis. Pregnant HBV carriers and their infants were followed up for 9–12 months after de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health (London) 2019-03, Vol.168, p.36-42
Hauptverfasser:	Cheung, K.W., Seto, M.T.Y., Wong, D., Mak, A.S.L., So, P.L., Lau, W.L., Wang, W., Kan, A.S.Y., Lee, C.P., Ng, E.H.Y.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiviral drugs Carriers Confidence intervals Education Health care Health services Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus Infants Infection Infectious disease transmission Multivariate analysis Postpartum Postpartum period Postpartum women Pregnancy Prenatal care Prenatal testing Smoking Vertical Viruses Young women
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of the study is to evaluate the pattern and predictors of medical care received by hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers during pregnancy and after delivery in Hong Kong. The study is a retrospective analysis. Pregnant HBV carriers and their infants were followed up for 9–12 months after delivery. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to investigate what medical care they received for HBV before, during and after pregnancy. Data were available for 412 HBV carriers. A total of 375 (91.0%) women were known HBV carriers before pregnancy. Routine antenatal screening picked out the remaining 37 (9.0%) HBV carriers; these women were younger, more likely to be smokers and had a lower level of education (P
ISSN:	0033-3506 1476-5616
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2018.12.008