Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: Egypt recorded the highest HCV prevalence globally, and many national screening programs were done to evaluate the extent of the prevalence, which is estimated to be declining. HBV is also a challenging infection, but it was controlled by mass vaccination .
Aim: To detect the prevalence of HCV and HBV infection among pregnant women coming into labour at Al-Galaa Maternity Hospital and also the vertical transmission rate of HCV and study the factors affecting it.
Patients and Method: A prospective study was conducted in the period between July 2021 and January 2022 on 728 pregnant women at Al-Galaa Maternity Hospital in two stages: a cross-sectional study to identify the prevalence of HCV and HBV and a longitudinal study to assess the HCV vertical transmission rate.
Results: The result showed that 2.61% of 728 pregnant women tested positive for HCV antibodies, and 1.24% tested positive for HBsAg. Additionally, vertical transmission could not be detected.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that the prevalence of HCV and HBV is declining in Egypt, and the national campaigns contributed to controlling HCV prevalence.
Keywords
hepatitis; pregnancy; vertical transmission; HCV; HBV
Subject Area
Obstetrics and Gynecology
How to Cite This Article
El-Garhy, Esmail Mohamed; Rammah, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed; Almohandes, Mohamed Ibraheam; and Khalaf, Mohamed Elsayed Younes Elsayed
(2024)
"The Prevalence of HCV and HBV Among Pregnant Women Attending Al-Galaa Maternity Hospital in Labor and Studying of HCV Vertical Transmission to the Infants,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 5:
Iss.
4, Article 55.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.2399
