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Title: | Occurrence of hepatitis B in pregnant women and follow-up of exposed children in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2012 |
Authors: | FARIAS, Norma Suely de Oliveira; HOLCMAN, Marcia Moreira; COMPRI, Adriana Parise; SILVA, Celia Regina Cicolo da; FIGUEIREDO, Gerusa Maria; MOREIRA, Regina Celia; PINHO, Maria Eunice Rebello; BERSUSA, Ana Aparecida Sanches; COELHO, Debora Moraes; KOIZUMI, Ines Kazue; SATO, Helena Keico; ARAUJO, Nubia Virginia D'Avila Limeira de; CAMINADA, Sirlene |
Citation: | EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SERVICOS DE SAUDE, v.29, n.2, article ID e2019443, 11p, 2020 |
Abstract: | Objective: to describe the occurrence of hepatitis B among pregnant women, immunoprophylaxis and vertical and perinatal transmission in children exposed to the virus in the Sao Paulo state primary care network, Brazil. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study using prenatal records of pregnant women attending health services between January and June 2012 and a cohort of newborns; the frequencies of the results were described and the estimated occurrence of hepatitis B was calculated. Results: 6,233 pregnant women were included, of whom 53.1% were between 20-29 years old, 58.7% had 8-11 years of schooling, 53.3% were white, and 73.9% lived with a partner; occurrence of hepatitis B was 0.13% (95%CI 0.04; 0.21); of the eight children of mothers with chronic hepatitis B, six had a complete vaccination schedule, and there was no vertical or perinatal transmission. Conclusion: there was low occurrence of hepatitis B in pregnant women and absence of vertical or perinatal transmission. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MPR Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/52 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - ODS/03 |
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