Dataset Information

Hepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for future research and policy making, with an aim to eliminate HBV in China.

Objectives

To provide the epidemiological status of HBV infection among pregnant women in China.

Methods

PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, and three Chinese databases were searched. Cohort studies and cross-sectional studies on HBV prevalence in Chinese pregnant women, published after 2016, were retrieved. In addition, combined HBV prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. This research was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021289123).