National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Hepatitis B surface antigen is the first seromarker detected in the serum for active Hepatitis B infection. This is important to detect in pregnant women because if it goes undetected it can be harmful for both the mother and the foetus. In India prevalence rate of vertical transmission of HBV infection is also very high. To determine the seroprevalence of HBsAg among the pregnant women Study was conducted in the Serology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Sharda Hospital. It is a cross-sectional study. Qualitative detection of HBsAg was done from the patient’s serum sample using the rapid test kit method, which yielded results within 20 minutes. Statistical analysis used: Nil. A total of 435 pregnant females were included in the study, out of which 12 were seropositive for HBsAg. Therefore, the prevalence rate was found to be 2.64% in the present study. Also, maximum positive cases were in the age group 20-25 years (75%). As vertical transmission is responsible for majority of HBsAg infections in our country it is therefore important if we screen all pregnant females irrespective of their risk factors and give combined immunization and immunoprophylaxis to the high-risk babies born to the seropositive mothers. This will help in reducing the prevalence rate of the HBV infection in India.
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