Need for Hepatitis B Vaccination in Medical Students

Hepatitis B virus vaccination status of sixth year medical students

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can associate a high risk of progression to chronic hepatitis, particularly when infection occurs at younger ages. For this particular reason, newborn vaccination has been introduced in national immunization schedules in countries where the infection has a medium to high prevalence. We assessed the vaccination status of students in their final year o...

Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination: knowledge among clinical medical students.

Vaccination against hepatitis b virus: are Italian medical students sufficiently protected after the public vaccination programme?

BACKGROUND The development of a vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major achievement in terms of prevention of HBV infection. For the present study, we analysed the long-term immunogenicity and effectiveness of HBV vaccination among healthcare students with different working seniorities. METHODS A cross-sectional study of undergraduate and postgraduate students attending the M...

Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Students of a Medical College in Islamabad

Objective: To assess the hepatitis B vaccination status among medical students at Islamabad Medical and Dental College. Materials and Methods: In August 2015, a crosssectional survey was carried out at Pediatric Department, Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Islamabad using a pretested self-administered questionnaire among 315 medical students of clinical years (3rd, 4th and 5th years) after...

Hepatitis B vaccination among health care workers and students of a medical college.

OBJECTIVE To study the vaccination status against Hepatitis B among health care workers and students of a medical school. MATERIALS AND METHODS It is a descriptive study done at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. The participants comprised of 206 health care workers of various categories and 327 medical students. The main outcome measure was vaccination status and reasons for non-vaccinati...