Serological Status of Vaccine and Hepatitis B Virus Exposure Among Children Under 5 and Aged 15–17 Years in Kampala, Uganda

Serological Status of Vaccine and Hepatitis B Virus Exposure Among Children Under 5 and Aged 15–17 Years in Kampala, Uganda

Background: Pediatric hepatitis B virus (HBV) serostatus remains variably characterized, hardly determined at times, or documented as part of national monitoring of the Extended Programs for Immunization (EPI). Methods: We cross-sectionally characterized the seroprevalence of HBV vaccine and/or infe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Livers 2024-10, Vol.4 (4), p.550-561
Hauptverfasser: Muwanda, Fahad, Kiyonga, Edward, Nambafu, Joan, Turyamubona, Agnes, Kafeero, Hussein Mukasa, Kigozi, Edgar, Babikako, Harriet Mupere, Wekiya, Enock, Mboowa, Gerald, Kateete, David Patrick, Sendagire, Hakim, Norman, Paul J., Bagaya, Bernard Ssentalo
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Sprache:eng
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Guardians
Health facilities
Hepatitis B
Immunization
Infections
Questionnaires
Serology
Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Pediatric hepatitis B virus (HBV) serostatus remains variably characterized, hardly determined at times, or documented as part of national monitoring of the Extended Programs for Immunization (EPI). Methods: We cross-sectionally characterized the seroprevalence of HBV vaccine and/or infection status among 501 and 288 children
ISSN:2673-4389
2673-4389
DOI:10.3390/livers4040039