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

Melani¹, Zairin Noor Helmi², Husaini³, Roselina Panghiyangani², Eko Suhartono²

¹Master of Public Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, ²Faculty of Medicine, ³Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University

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