Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

Biography

Wasswa Salongo Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda. He has done so many research works related to Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Publications

• Original Research Article   
  Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
  Author(s): Aheisibwe Hillary*, Mugisha Julius, Ngonzi Joseph, Kayondo Musa, Mayanja Ronald, Kanyesigye Hamson, Wasswa Salongo, Lugobe Henry Mark, Migisha Richard, Bakibinga Pauline, Masembe Sezalio and Kabanda Taseera
  
  Background: Hepatitis B infection is a disease of public health significance. The burden of the disease among the pregnant women at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital was not known yet determining seropositivity at antenatal care could prevent HBV in the newborn. This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B surface antigen positivity among women attending antenatal care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that consisted of 385 pregnant women who attended antenatal care clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in a period of three months beginning December 2018 to February 2018. Blood samples were tested for HBsAg using immune-chromatography and positive samples confirmed using the ARCHITECT S2000r system. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Logist.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.19.7.321

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