Pregnant women awareness of HBV and HCV maternal fetal preventive measures at the Bertoua Regional Hospital in the East Region of Cameroon

HBV virus is preventable through vaccination, however, pregnant women are at increased risk of HBV transmission due to high viral load. HCV does not have vaccine, but its prevention requires strict avoidance of blood-to-blood contact. The most effective methods include never sharing needles, or drug equipment for tattoos/piercing, not sharing personal items like razors or toothbrushes and practicing safe sex. HCV Pregnant women can transmit the virus to their babies during pregnancy, labor, delivery or breastfeeding. This study aims to assess pregnant women awareness of preventive measures of maternal foetal HBV and HCV at the Bertoua Regional Hospital. This was a cross sectional study at Bertoua Regional Hospital of Cameroon (June 2025 January 2026) among 400 pregnant women attending the maternity unit. the majority of them (62%) were aged within (19 28), (69.5%) of the pregnant women were aware of the Hepatitis B vaccine as means of prevention, while only (6.5%) of them completely ignored their Hepatitis B vaccine status. (46.75%) of the pregnant women alleged that vaccination is the main mean of HBV prevention and (50.5%) of them said wearing gloves is the HCV best means of prevention. However, data describing and evaluating the pregnant womens knowledge of HBV and HCV preventive measures among pregnant women across both community and healthcare settings remain limited, hence the need of this research. The findings align with the World Health Organization as well as others organisms fighting for the prevention and elimination of viral Hepatitis such as the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention.