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Hepatitis C virus infection and abortion among pregnant women in Mosul city | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 141, 2012, Pages 161-164 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sumaya T. Saihood; Nadya I. Salih; Israa H. Saadoon | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Infection with HCV is a major public health problem and is of particular concern during pregnancy. Identification of transmission risk factors is essential for the development of appropriate interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate infection with HCV in pregnant women and to identify the correlation between HCV infection and abortion. The current study included 875 pregnant women attended to three hospitals in Mosul City (Al-Batool, Al-Khansaa, and General Mosul Hospital) during the period from the beginning of July 2007 to the end of September 2007. The study revealed that infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was found in 45 out of 875 pregnant women (5.14 %). There was significant correlation between HCV infection and abortion. The risk of HCV infection increased with increasing number of abortions. | ||
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