Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Among Pregnant Women in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection during pregnancy is associated with perinatal transmission contributing to the pool of HBV infection in the population. There is a wide variation in the reported data on the seroprevalence of HBV in pregnant patients from various parts of India. Hence, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the pooled seroprevalence of HBV and its associated demographic factors.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search of Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar was conducted from January 2000 to April 2022 for studies evaluating the prevalence of HBV in pregnant patients from India.

Results

A total of 44 studies with data on 272,595 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of hepatitis B surf

SUBMITTER: Giri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630021 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature