PREDOMINANCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN THE PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING PRENATAL CLINICS IN PAKISTAN

The Lahore peoples are still considered an exceptionally endemic nation for hepatitis B, mainly due to the perinatal transmission of hepatitis B infection (HBV), despite efforts since 2004 for universal infant immunization. The ubiquitous carriage of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) in pregnant women is an important marker of the danger of mother-to-child transmission of HBV. The purpose of this review was to assess adjustments in the triviality of HBV disease in pregnant women attending Mascot Prenatal Installation. Methods: Our current research was conducted at Services Hospital; Lahore A review study was conducted at the Services Hospital Laboratory to collect and study each of the sequelae of the HBsAg test in pregnant women from 2017 to 2018. Results: Out of a total of 14,240 women tested with an average age of 27 years, 740 women (5.45% [96 CI: 6.2-5.9%]) were found to be HBsAg positive, with an annual ubiquity ranging from 5.7% to 7.3%. A slight but relentless and enormous decrease in the banality over the 7 years of the examination was recorded. Conclusion: Despite the fact that below the 9% hyperendemic limit, the ubiquity of HBsAg observed in pregnant women in Vientiane reflects a high danger of perinatal transmission of HBV and requires a general inoculation of the newborn with a birth portion of HBV antibodies