Awareness and prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria: A national pilot cross-sectional study
- George Uchenna Eleje
- Ayyuba Rabiu
- Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu
- Godwin Otuodichinma Akaba
- Olabisi Morebise Loto
- Hadiza Abdullahi Usman
- Preye Owen Fiebai
- Rebecca Chinyelu Chukwuanukwu
- Ngozi Nneka Joe-Ikechebelu
- Chike Henry Nwankwo
- Stephen Okoroafor Kalu
- Chinyere Ukamaka Onubogu
- Chukwuanugo Nkemakonam Ogbuagu
- Shirley Nneka Chukwurah
- Chinwe Elizabeth Uzochukwu
- Samuel Oluwagbenga Inuyomi
- Bukola Abimbola Adesoji
- Uchenna Chukwunonso Ogwaluonye
- Ekene Agatha Emeka
- Richard Obinwanne Egeonu
- Odion Emmanuel Igue
- Chiamaka Henrietta Jibuaku
- Ogbonna Dennis Okoro
- Prince Ogbonnia Aja
- Chiamaka Perpetua Chidozie
- Hadiza Sani Ibrahim
- Fatima Ele Aliyu
- Aisha Ismaila Numan
- Solace Amechi Omoruyi
- Ijeoma Chioma Oppah
- Ubong Inyang Anyang
- Aishat Ahmed
- Osita Samuel Umeononihu
- Eric Okechukwu Umeh
- Sussan Ifeyinwa Nweje
- Ifeoma Clara Ajuba
- Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem Okoro
- Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna
- Emeka Philip Igbodike
- Ifeanyi Kingsley Nwaeju
- Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai
- Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi
- Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu
DOIAbstract
Background: There are no national data on hepatitis C virus awareness and burden among pregnant women to justify its routine screening. Objectives: To investigate awareness, seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria. Methods: A total of 159 pregnant women from antenatal clinics across six geopolitical zones in Nigeria consented to anti-hepatitis C virus testing which was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction technique. Confirmed hepatitis C virus positive women were further tested for hepatitis B and HIV. Participants were evaluated for risk factors for hepatitis C virus. Odds ratios, adjusted odds ratios, and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were determined, and p-values of <0.0...
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