Hepatitis B vaccination status among medical students at a tertiary institution in North-East Nigeria
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is ranked among the top ten killers by the
World Health Organisation. It is a public health problem, highly infectious and an
occupational hazard for Health care workers. Nigeria is endemic for HBV with an estimated
20 million people infected. Though vaccine preventable, medical students are outside the
age group which benefits from the introduction of HBV vaccine into the National
immunization schedule and are a high risk group for HBV infection. We studied the HBV …
World Health Organisation. It is a public health problem, highly infectious and an
occupational hazard for Health care workers. Nigeria is endemic for HBV with an estimated
20 million people infected. Though vaccine preventable, medical students are outside the
age group which benefits from the introduction of HBV vaccine into the National
immunization schedule and are a high risk group for HBV infection. We studied the HBV …
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