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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510329

Sociocultural and Behavioral Factors Contributed to High Hepatitis B Virus Prevalence among Pregnant Women in Hossana Town Central Ethiopia Region: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nigatu Lenjamo, Tadele Y Hegana, Emma R Miller, Terefe G Fuge and Denebo Erisulo

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/10/31

The prevalence of HBV infection among pregnant women in Hossana Town was found to be among the highest prevalences in similar populations in Ethiopia. As well as unprotected intimate contact with an HBV-infected person, cultural and behavioural factors related to practices of unsafe tattooing and sex, are associated with HBV infection....

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