Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and associated factors among medical students: a cross-sectional study in Bosaso, Somalia, 2021
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of liver cancer and remains a global public health concern. The risk of acquiring HBV is higher in HCWs than in non-HCWs. Medical students are considered a high-risk group because similar to HCWs, they tend to be exposed to body fluids a...
Main Authors: | Abdifitah Said Ali, Nur Ahmed Hussein, Elmi Omar Haji Elmi, Abdiwahid Mohamed Ismail, Mohamed Mohamud Abdi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15992-2 |
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