The changing trend of hepatitis B virus carrier rate with different combinations of hepatitis B virus markers and their impact on maternal perinatal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Virol J · 2025 · PMC12604319 · PMID 41214772

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The HBsAg positive rate among pregnant women decreased from 5.23% in 2015 to 3.47% in 2022, thus showing a decreasing trend over time ( χ 2 trend = 84.588, P < 0.01) (see Table 2 ; Fig. 2 A).

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We found that different HBsAg and HBeAg carrier statuses were highly correlated with ICP (aOR = 3.401, 95%CI (2.974–3.890) and 1.155, 95%CI (0.855–1.561), and showed an increasing trend with higher HBV infectious intensities.

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