Hepatitis B immunity and vaccination coverage among young adult males in the Air Force in South Brazil.

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Vaccine. 2011 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Hepatitis B immunity and vaccination coverage among young adult males in the Air

Force in South Brazil.

Passos AM, Treitinger A, Spada C.

Source

Post-Graduation Program in Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, Federal University

of Santa Catarina, University Campus, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil.

Abstract

We conducted a cross-sectional seroprevalence study to determine hepatitis B

vaccination coverage and hepatitis B virus (HBV) immunity in a population of

young adult males. Specifically, the population is comprised of Air Force

conscripts from the metropolitan region of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, South

Brazil, who were born prior to the full implementation of the HBV vaccination

program. Of the 371 young males surveyed, 90% received at least 1 dose of the

vaccine and 84% completed the 3-dose schedule. Overall, 57% had positive

anti-HBs titers. We must continue to vaccinate individuals up to 20 years of age

in order to guarantee a significant reduction in cases of hepatitis B virus.

Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

PMID: 21722687 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]