Hepatitis B vaccination uptake in hard-to-reach populations in London: a cross-sectional study

Hepatitis B vaccination uptake in hard-to-reach populations in London: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In the UK, hepatitis B virus (HBV) incidence is associated with migrants from particular high-burden countries and population groups deemed ‘hard-to-reach’ by standard healthcare services: the homeless, people who inject drugs and ex-prisoners. Currently, there is a national targ...

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Main Authors: Josephine E. B. Taylor, Julian Surey, Jennifer MacLellan, Marie Francis, Ibrahim Abubakar, Helen R. Stagg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
Vaccination
Hard-to-reach
Prisoners
Homeless
Injecting drug users
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3926-2

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