Skip to main content

Table 1 Study population, prevalence of HBsAg(+) and prenatal screening for HBsAg by origin.

From: Adherence to the screening program for HBV infection in pregnant women delivering in Greece

ORIGIN

No (%)

Prevalence of HBsAg(+)**

Prenatal screening for HBsAg

GREEK

3007 (79.97%)

46/2705(1.7%)***

2467/2641(93.4%)***

ALBANIAN

409 (10.88%)

36/368(9.8%)

227/288 (78.8%)

IMMIGRANT*

258 (6.86%)

13/228(5.7%)

104/119 (87.4%)

GIPSY

86 (2.28%)

3/83(3.6%)

31/43 (72.1%)

TOTAL

3760

98/3384(2.89%)

2856/3128 (91.3%)

  1. * other than Albanian
  2. ** Total prevalence in women tested either prenatally or perinatally
  3. *** Statistically significant difference among Greek women versus non-Greek in HBsAg (+) prevalence and in prenatal screening was p < 0.001.