Knowledge and associated factors for the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among nonmedical undergraduate students in a private university in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Knowledge and associated factors for the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among nonmedical undergraduate students in a private university in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Background: Hepatitis B is a life-threatening viral infection that causes acute and chronic diseases of the liver. Hepatitis B infection is endemic in Nigeria with a national pooled prevalence rate of 9.5%. However, a safe and effective vaccine that offers the protection against hepatitis B virus (H...

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Main Authors: Olusegun Elijah Elegbede, Ayodele Kamal Alabi, Taiye Adeyanju Alao, Taofeek Adedayo Sanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
hepatitis b
tertiary institution
undergraduate students
uptake
vaccine
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2022;volume=31;issue=4;spage=401;epage=405;aulast=Elegbede

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