Oliveira D, do Rosário Martins M, Castro R, et al. - Researchers examined parturients admitted to Irene Neto Maternity, Lubango city, Huíla province, Angola, for seropositivity rate for infections by HIV, Treponema pallidum, hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV), and its association with sociodemographic factors. Among 500 parturients, this observational, cross-sectional and analytical facility-based survey revealed at least one infection in 11.8%. The most common infection was HBV infection (8.6%), followed by HIV infection (3.0%) and syphilis (1.0%). Pregnant women showed a 10.0% lower chance of being infected with HBV for each additional year of formal education. The seropositivity rate of the studied infections is of concern, particularly the high endemicity of HBV. This study emphasize the necessity for a stronger commitment and further work to design cost-effective public health and clinical interventions to improve the situation.