VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, vol.26, no.3, pp.124-130, 2020 (ESCI)
Objectives: Perinatal and intrauterine transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents a major factor, leading to the development of chronic infection. This study aimed to explore the status of mothers and their children for hepatitis B (HB) infection during pregnancy and childhood, and whether active and passive immunoprophylaxis was administered to infants shortly after birth.