Screening, Vaccination Uptake and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus among Health Care Workers in Rural Sierra Leone

Screening, Vaccination Uptake and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus among Health Care Workers in Rural Sierra Leone

This study reports on the prevalence and risk factors of chronic HBV among health care workers (HCWs) in a rural secondary hospital in Sierra Leone. Additionally, data on the uptake of HBV vaccination among negatively tested HCWs and on the linkage to care among positively tested HCWs are presented....

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Main Authors: Musa Bangura, Anna Frühauf, Michael Mhango, Daniel Lavallie, Vicky Reed, Marta Patiño Rodriguez, Samuel Juana Smith, Sulaiman Lakoh, Emmanuel Ibrahim-Sayo, Sorie Conteh, Marta Lado, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Sierra Leone
health care workers
hepatitis B virus
chronic liver disease
screening
vaccination
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/65

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