Knowledge and practice of pregnant women and health care workers on hepatitis B prevention in the Limbe and Muyuka health districts of the south west region of Cameroon

Autor: Brenda Mbouamba Yankam, Cho Sebastine Anye, Ngwayu Claude Nkfusai, Joyce Shirinde, Samuel Nambile Cumber
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 310 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.310.16894
Popis: INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem worldwide owing to its high prevalence and significant morbidity and mortality. There are about 2 billion people living with HBV worldwide and over 360 million chronic carriers. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices of pregnant women and health care workers in the ANC and maternity units on HBV infection and its transmission.
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