HIV and HBV are common public health problems recognized worldwide. The
consequences of these problems have increased morbidity and mortality. As such, there is a need to determine their prevalence patterns among pregnant women. This
study was conducted on 301 pregnant women from January to July 2015 in
Bamenda Health District. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. HIV was diagnosed and confirmed using Determine test kits and Oraquick and
HBsAg with Acon HBsAg test kit. The prevalence of HIV and HBV co-infection
5(1.7%) was significant (P<0.05) compared to HIV (6.6%) and HBV (6.0%). There
was no significant association between HIV and HBV co-infection with age, residence, marital or educational status, except for grand multigravida women (P >
0.05). A significant difference was observed when good knowledge of HIV and
HBV were compared (94.0% vs 11.3%) and also when good practices towards HIV
and HBV (97.0% vs 15.3%) were compared. The relationships between level of
education and knowledge of HBV and HIV/practices were significant. These
findings confirm the evidence of high HBV and HIV co-infection rates and the
need to monitor for hepatotoxicity those on antiretroviral treatment and timely
HBV vaccination to all exposed infants.