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Hepatitis B virus is highly infectious and is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women, and evidence is scarce on the pooled seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to investigate the pooled seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and factors associated with pregnant women in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic review and meta-analysis was employed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data sources:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Searches were carried out in biomedical databases such as PubMed\/Medline, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Hinari, and the Cochrane Library published in English until June 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Observational study designs were selected. Endnote citation manager was used to collect and organize the search outcomes and remove duplicate articles. The data were extracted using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and exported to STATA 16.0 software for the analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 48 research articles were included in the final analysis. The pooled estimated sero prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Ethiopia was 5.78% (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20095.14, 6.43). History of abortion (odds ratio\u2009=\u20096.56, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20094.88, 8.90), history of blood transfusion (odds ratio\u2009=\u20095.74, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20094.04, 8.16), history of hospitalization (odds ratio\u2009=\u20095.40, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20093.68, 7.94), history of multiple sexual partner (odds ratio\u2009=\u20095.80, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20093.71, 9.05), history of surgical procedure (odds ratio\u2009=\u20097.39, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20094.16, 13.14), history of tattooing (odds ratio\u2009=\u20094.59, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20092.83, 7.43), and history of tooth extraction (odds ratio\u2009=\u20094.46, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20092.42, 8.22) were significantly associated with hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall pooled prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Ethiopia is relatively high. Having a history of abortion, blood transfusion, hospitalization, multiple sexual partners, surgical procedures, tattooing, and tooth extraction were found to be risk factors for hepatitis B virus. 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