Determine seroprevalence and associated risk factors of HBV infection among pregnant women and it relationship with blood transfusion at Hargeisa Group Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland
Open Access
- 19 April 2019
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation
- Vol. 3 (1), 001-009
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijcv.1001003
Abstract
Background: The measures are being put in place for the management of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Hargeisa, Somaliland among pregnant women remain the most vulnerable to develop chronic hepatitisKeywords
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