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Gaps in Hepatitis B Vaccination Completion and Sero-Protection for People Who Inject Drugs in Hpakant, Myanmar, 2015–2018
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Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV) is recommended for high-risk groups, such as people who inject drugs (PWIDs). As part of a harm reduction program by a non-governmental organization, hepatitis B screening, vaccination and antibody (HBAb) testing after completion of the vaccination schedule were offered to PWIDS in Myanmar. We determined the proportions of HBV non-completion and sero-unprotection among PWIDs enrolled in the program and their association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. We conducted a descriptive study based on routine program data in five selected clinics in Hpakant Township, Myanmar. PWIDs who were Hepatitis B antigen negative at screening during January 2015–December 2018 were included. Among 5386 participants eligible for HBV, 9% refused vaccination. Among those who accepted vaccination (n = 3177 individuals), 65% completed vaccination. Of those tested for HBsAb (n = 2202), 30% were sero-unprotected. Young-adults (aged 18–44 years) and migrant workers had a higher risk of incomplete vaccination. However, participants who used methadone had a lower risk of incomplete vaccination. Migrant workers had higher risk of not returning for HBsAb testing and HIV-positive participants had a higher risk of being HBV sero-unprotected. Efforts to increase HBV vaccination in PWIDs for young adults and clients during methadone and anti-retroviral services should be prioritized.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shwe Yee, N., Yu Naing, A., Gil Cuesta, J., Das, M., & Dave, K.
- Affiliations
- Asian Harm Reduction Network, Hpakant Township, Kachin State 01161, Myanmar
- Luxembourg Operational Research Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- Médecins Sans Frontières (NL)
- Society for Education Welfare and Action Rural (IN)
- Venue
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-05-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 77
- ISSN
- 2414-6366 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7344405
- OpenAlex
- W3024030370
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Intramuscular injections and effects
- Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Keywords
- hepatitis B vaccination, people who inject drugs, vaccine completion, harm reduction, migrant workers, methadone, HIV, young adults
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