Socio-demographic and behavioral determinants of hepatitis B vaccination and infection in pregnant women on Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean

Highlights • Hepatitis B infection and vaccination in pregnant women of Mayotte were described. • High prevalence of HBV infection and low HBV vaccination rate was found. • Lower education and HBV endemic birthplace were associated with a low vaccination rate. • History of STIs and condom use were a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2013-10, Vol.31 (43), p.4946-4952
Hauptverfasser: Saindou, Maoulide, Voirin, Nicolas, Troalen, Didier, Abaine, Abdoulkarim, Chevallier-Queyron, Philippe, Ecochard, René, Vanhems, Philippe
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Hepatitis B infection and vaccination in pregnant women of Mayotte were described. • High prevalence of HBV infection and low HBV vaccination rate was found. • Lower education and HBV endemic birthplace were associated with a low vaccination rate. • History of STIs and condom use were associated with higher and lower risk of HBV infection respectively. • Identification of socio-demographic and behavioral factors may help to offer adapted actions for pregnant women in Mayotte.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.08.047