The Epidemic Status and Development Trend of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Xi'an

The Epidemic Status and Development Trend of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Xi'an: A 10-Year Retrospective Study

The objectives of this study are to improve HCV linkage-to-care in Chinese women and provide theoretical basis for the scientific formulation of HCV prevention and control strategies for pregnant women.

To understand the epidemiological changes and status of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in pregnant women in Shaanxi province in recent 10 years, and to analyze the main influencing factors of hepatitis C infection in pregnant women.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant women or parturient women confirmed by blood HCG test.
2. Patients aged 18 years old and above.
3. Patients with HCV antibody seropositive or HCV RNA positive from 2014-2023.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients without valid telephone numbers.
2. Duplicate records: For duplicate records of the same pregnant woman, only one record should be kept.