Research Article

Clinical Profile and Limitations in the Management of HBV Patients Attending Clinic at a District Hospital in Ghana

Table 3

Summary of characteristics of pregnant women with chronic HBV infection ().

IndicatorResult

Age, median (IQR)30 (27-34)
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/ML), median (IQR)19.6 (13.6–29.7)
APRI score, median (IQR)0.24 (0.18–0.39)
HBV DNA (IU/ML), median (IQR)345 (10–799)
HBeAg
 No HBeAg test (, %)26/81 (32.1)
 Proportion positive (, %)1/55 (1.8)
Viral load
 No viral load (, %)72/81 (88.9)
 Proportion with detectable viral load (, %)5/9 (55.6)
 Proportion with viral (, %)1/9 (11.1)
Treatment
 Proportion requiring treatment (, %)2/81 (22.5)
 Proportion on treatment (, %)1/2 (50.0)