caa a22 4500 397516924 CHVBK 20180308164621.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202s1995 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/eurpub/5.3.223 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/eurpub/5.3.223 Prevalence of HBsAg among parturient pregnant women in northwestern Romania [Elektronische Daten] [GEZA B. MOLNAR, ANNE LEENTVAAR-KUIJPERS, BENSON A. HAUSMAN] The objective of this study was to determine the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence in pregnant women in northwestern Romania in order to be able to formulate an adequate prevention policy on perinatal transmission of the hepatitis B virus. A cross-sectional serological survey was carried out among parturient women in 18 hospitals in this area in September 1991. Out of 2,354 parturient women, 90 (3.8%) were positive for HBsAg. The prevalence did not differ significantly by age, parity, rural versus urban residence or the district of residence. The prevalence did differ significantly according to the level of medical care. Women who gave birth in level 3 and 4 hospitals had a higher prevalence (5.1%) than those women who gave birth in level 1 and 2 hospitals (3.0%), supporting the assumption that iatrogenic infection has played an important role in the spread of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Romania. Incorporation of universal vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine into the routine childhood immunization programme in Romania would be the best strategy to prevent perinatal transmission of HBV. Further studies are needed to validate the assumption that iatrogenic transmission has played an important role in the spread of HBV infection in Romania. © European Journal of Public Health SHORT REPORTS nationallicence HBsAg prevalence nationallicence pregnant women nationallicence Romania nationallicence MOLNAR GEZA B. Hepatitis Division, Public Health & Medical Research Institute Cluj, Romania aut LEENTVAAR-KUIJPERS ANNE Department of Infectious Diseases, Municipal Health Service Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut HAUSMAN BENSON A. Medical Department, Médecins Sans Frontières (Netherlands) Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut The European Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 5/3(1995), 223-225 1101-1262 5:3<223 1995 5 eurpub https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/5.3.223 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/5.3.223 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- MOLNAR GEZA B. Hepatitis Division, Public Health & Medical Research Institute Cluj, Romania aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- LEENTVAAR-KUIJPERS ANNE Department of Infectious Diseases, Municipal Health Service Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- HAUSMAN BENSON A. Medical Department, Médecins Sans Frontières (Netherlands) Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The European Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 5/3(1995), 223-225 1101-1262 5:3<223 1995 5 eurpub Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford