Assessing pregnant women's knowledge of HBV and HCV Routes of transmission at the Bertoua Regional Hospital in the East Region of Cameroon

Studies in Cameroon indicate generally poor knowledge and low awareness of viral Hepatitis among pregnant women, despite high endemicity, viral Hepatitis is challenging the health condition of the people around the world, and is considered a serious public global health problem of the human kind in the 21th century. In the globe, there are two well known forms of chronic Hepatitis and this corresponds to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. This cross sectional study at Bertoua Regional Hospital of Cameroon (June 2025 January 2026) aimed at identifying HBV and HCV routes of transmission among pregnant women at the Bertoua Regional Hospital in Cameroon attending the maternity unit. the majority of them (62%) were aged with in (19 28). (66.5%) of the pregnant women had knowledge about HBV or HCV routes of transmission, (49.5%) of them had never heard about the Mother to child transmission expression, to the question of how can Hepatitis B or C be transmitted from one person t o the other, nearly all of them were awaaer and only (3%) had no knowledge about it, almost half (46%) of the pregnant women knew that breastfeeding is safe as long as nipples are not bleeding,, (19.75%) of them said the baby transmission through C section is not possible, while (52,(%) of them agreed that a HBVor HCV mother can transmit the virus to her baby during pregnancy or delivery, still, (62%) of them are of the view that HBV or HCV can be spread by sharing personal items like a toothbrush or razor. However, data identifying pregnant women knowledge on HBV or HVC routes of transmission among pregnant women across both community and healthcare settings remain limited, hence  the need of this research. The findings align with the World Health Organizati on as well as others organisms fighting for the prevention and elimination of viral Hepatitis such as the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention