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. 2021 Feb 22;21:157. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03612-z

Table 1.

Details of the interventions included in each strategy for the prevention of perinatal hepatitis B transmission

Vaccine only HBIG after RDT TDF after RDT TDF after HBeAg test TDF after high HBV DNA HBIG & TDF after high HBV DNA
Vaccination of all infants born in the clinic or presenting within 12 h after birth X X X X X X
Screening for HBsAg with RDT X X X X X
Confirmatory HBeAg test during ANC X
HBV DNA test during ANC X X
HBIG for infant X X
Maternal TDF until 1 month post partum X X X X

ANC antenatal care, DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid, HBV hepatitis B Virus, HBIG hepatitis B immunoglobulin, HBeAg hepatitis B envelope antigen, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, RDT rapid diagnostic test, TDF Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, Vaccination, includes birth dose and 3 follow up vaccinations