Prevalence of protective hepatitis B surface antibody levels and associated factors among women admitted for delivery at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Mother-to-child transmission sustains the burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa, yet little is known about whether women giving birth in Uganda are protected. We estimated the prevalence of protective hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) levels, described serological profiles and identified associated factors among women admitted for delivery at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala. In this cross-sectional study, 418 women were selected by systematic random sampling in 2024 and interviewed about socio-demographic characteristics, hepatitis B testing, vacci

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