DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i06.053

Pages: 1244-1249

The aim was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women who have recently given birth in the face of positive HBsAg. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020. Results: We collected 64 deliveries with a positive HBS-Ag out of 3935 deliveries, a prevalence of 1.6% (1/61). The median age was 27 ± 6 years. Multiparous were in the majority with 26.6%. Almost all pregnant women (96.9%) already knew their HBV HIV status. Sexual route was cited as the main mode of transmission (37.5%). The notion of previous HBV vaccination was reported in 65.6%, but none of the women had been vaccinated against HBV. HBeAg was present in 13.6% of parturients, A detectable viral load was found in 36.4%. In our series 60.9% were not taking any HBV treatment. Within the first 24 hours, 50% of newborns received seroprophylaxis. Conclusion: Screening for Hepatitis B during childbirth is useful because it reduces the so-called vertical transmission from mother to child during delivery through serovaccination of newborns.