Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant mothers and children after the introduction of the universal vaccination program in Central Vietnam

Abstract A birth cohort study was conducted in Khan Hoa Province, central Vietnam between 2009 and 2012 to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pregnant women and their children, and associated risk factors. We enrolled 1987 pregnant women with their babies at the birth phase,...

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Main Authors: Masami Miyakawa, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Hien-Anh Thi Nguyen, Kensuke Takahashi, Tho Huu Le, Michio Yasunami, Koya Ariyoshi, Duc-Anh Dang, Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87860-1