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Negative perceptions of hepatitis B vaccination among attendees of an urban free testing center for sexually transmitted infections in France

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2017
Background. Official French health care policy recommends vaccinations against hepatitis B for all infants and at-risk adults. Attendees at our free testing center for sexually transmitted infections (FTC-STI) routinely express hepatitis B vaccine ...
Lauranne Moyroud, Sarah Hustache, Laurence Goirand, Marianne Hauzanneau, Olivier Epaulard   +4 more
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Finding the key to solving problems in the hepatitis kingdom: A Study on the Development of Hepatitis B Vaccine by Kim Chung Young in the 1960-70s [PDF]

Uisahak, 2020
This paper analyzes the research process of Kim Chung Yong (henceforth referred to as KIM), who presented the hepatitis B vaccine in South Korea. In South Korea, which had been called the Hepatitis Kingdom, KIM developed a vaccine material for hepatitis ...
Miyoung SHIN
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Hepatitis Vaccines

Vaccines, 2016
Viral hepatitis is a serious health problem all over the world. However, the reduction of the morbidity and mortality due to vaccinations against hepatitis A and hepatitis B has been a major component in the overall reduction in vaccine preventable ...
Sina Ogholikhan, Kathleen B. Schwarz
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Hepatitis B vaccine knowledge and self-reported vaccination status among healthcare workers in a conflict region in northeastern Nigeria

Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy, 2020
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic in Nigeria. The primary objective of this study is to describe the knowledge, self-reported vaccination status, and intention of healthcare workers to receive hepatitis B vaccine at a ...
Farouq Muhammad Dayyab, Garba Iliyasu, Bashir Garba Ahmad, Abdulaziz Tijjani Bako, Sepu Saraya Ngamariju, Abdulrazaq Garba Habib   +5 more
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Predictors of Hepatitis B screening and vaccination status of young psychoactive substance users in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundYoung psychoactive substance users exhibit high-risk behaviours such as unprotected sexual intercourse, and sharing needles and syringes, which increases their risk of Hepatitis B infection.
Tonny Ssekamatte, John Bosco Isunju, Joan Nankya Mutyoba, Moses Tetui, Richard K Mugambe, Aisha Nalugya, Winnifred K Kansiime, Chenai Kitchen, Wagaba Brenda, Patience Oputan, Justine Nnakate Bukenya, Esther Buregyeya, Simon P S Kibira   +12 more
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Uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among brothel-based female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Public Health
Background Hepatitis B is a significant health problem worldwide, particularly among high-risk groups such as female sex workers (FSWs). In Uganda, it is highly recommended that FSWs receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
Joana Nakiggala, Mathias Lwenge, Doreen Nakalembe, Bridget Nagawa Tamale, Aisha Nalugya, Jovan Galiwango, Junior Mike Wejuli, Kenneth Tebandeke, John Bosco Isunju, Richard K. Mugambe, Tonny Ssekamatte   +10 more
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Long-term protection at 20–31 years after primary vaccination with plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine in a Chinese rural community

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Background: To assess the long-term protection conferred by plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine at 20–31y after primary immunization during infancy in Chinese rural community.
Jing-Chen Ma, Zhi-Wei Wu, Hai-Song Zhou, Zhao Gao, Zhi-Yong Hao, Fei Jin, Yan-Hong Zhang, Min-Jie Li, Feng Wang, Qi Li, Sheng-Li Bi, Yu-Liang Zhao   +11 more
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Overview of Hepatitis B Vaccine Non-Response and Associated B Cell Amnesia: A Scoping Review

Pathogens
Background: The advent of the hepatitis B vaccine has achieved tremendous success in eradicating and reducing the burden of hepatitis B infection, which is the main culprit for hepatocellular carcinoma—one of the most fatal malignancies globally ...
Nura Bello, Shuaibu A. Hudu, Ahmed S. Alshrari, Mustapha U. Imam, Abdulgafar O. Jimoh   +4 more
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Hepatitis B sero-prevalence in children under 15 years of age in South Africa using residual samples from community-based febrile rash surveillance.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Introduction and methodsHepatitis B is a vaccine preventable disease and is notifiable in South Africa. Hepatitis B vaccination was incorporated into the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in South Africa in 1995.
Nishi Prabdial-Sing, Lillian Makhathini, Sheilagh Brigitte Smit, Morubula Jack Manamela, Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Cheryl Cohen, Melinda Shelley Suchard   +6 more
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Study on the Impacts of Haemoglobin Genotype on Hepatitis B vaccine Response among Vaccinated Individuals within Bauchi State, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the viral diseases of public health concern globally.  It causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Thomas, K. M., Titus Mispha
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