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SUBMITTER: Yendewa GA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yendewa George A GA James Peter B PB Mohareb Amir A Barrie Umaru U Massaquoi Samuel P E SPE Yendewa Sahr A SA Ghazzawi Manal M Bockarie Tahir T Cummings Peterlyn E PE Diallo Ibrahima S IS Johnson Ambulai A Vohnm Benjamin B Babawo Lawrence S LS Deen Gibrilla F GF Kabba Mustapha M Sahr Foday F Lakoh Sulaiman S Salata Robert A RA
Epidemiology and infection 20231103
Vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is effective at preventing vertical transmission. Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are hyperendemic West African countries; yet, childhood vaccination coverage is suboptimal, and the determinants of incomplete vaccination are poorly understood. We analyzed national survey data (2018-2020) of children aged 4-35 months to assess complete HBV vaccination (receiving 3 doses of the pentavalent vaccine) and incomplete vaccination (receiving <3 doses). Stati ...[more]