Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 6

The Risk Factors of Hepatitis B in Pregnant Woman in Banjarmasin on August-October Period 2017

  • Author:
  • Melani 1,, Zairin Noor Helmi2, Husaini 3, Roselina Panghiyangani2, Eko Suhartono2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 224 to 228

1Master of Public Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University

2Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University

3Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University

*Corresponding author: Melani Master of Public Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University, Jalan A. Yani, Km.36, Banjarbaru, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia, E-mail: melani_dr@yahoo.com

Online published on 19 June, 2018.

Abstract

Hepatitis B is one of the top 3 infectious diseases in the world. Kalimantan Selatan is a province included in 13 provinces of Indonesia that have a prevalence rate above the national average of 1.4%. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors of Hepatitis B in pregnant women conducted in Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan on August-October 2017 from secondary data 2, 837 pregnant women population with the case-control approach. Risk factors recorded in form 9B (register of pregnant women who performed early detection of Hepatitis B) were analyzed. From 7 of risk factors were analyzed only vaccination history that influenced the incidence of hepatitis B in pregnant women (p 0.000, OR 0.321).

Keywords

Hepatitis B, pregnant women, risk factors