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Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV infection among pregnant women attending at Borumeda General Hospital, Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. An institution\u2010based cross\u2010sectional study was conducted at Borumeda General Hospital from April to May, 2020. A consecutive total of 124 pregnant women who were attending at the antenatal clinic (ANC) of the hospital were included. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the associated factors and some sociodemographic characteristics. Five milliliters of venous blood was collected from each study participant, and a laboratory test using a rapid HBsAg and anti\u2010HCV kit was done. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. The mean age of the study subjects was 25.81 (<jats:italic>\u00b1<\/jats:italic>5.967) years. The overall seroprevalence of either HBV or HCV infections among the study participants was 14 (11.3%). HBsAg and anti\u2010HCV were positive among 10 (8.1%) and 4 (3.2%) study participants, respectively. There was no coinfection result between HBV and HCV among pregnant women. Pregnant women who had abortion history [AOR 5.723; 95% CI 1.100\u201029.785, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value = 0.038] and hospitalization history with IV medication [AOR 6.939; 95% CI 1.017\u201047.322, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value = 0.048] exhibited statistically significant association with HBV infection. <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV infections among pregnant women was high, and the rate of HBV particularly can be considered in the high endemic category of the WHO classification scheme. 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