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Background: Hepatitis C Virus is a major public health burden all over the world. It can be directly transferred from pregnant women to their fetuses. In Yemen, there is a paucity data in the prevalence of infection among pregnant women. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus among pregnant women in the delivery room at Jiblah University Hospital in Ibb Governorate, Yemen. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during October–December 2023 to investigate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors for markers of anti-HCV antibody among pregnant women at Jiblah University Hospital in Ibb Governorate, Yemen. Structured questionnaires were used to obtain sociodemographic obstetrics and medical data and sera were tested for anti-HCV.
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