Factors associated with receipt of a timely infant birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine at a tertiary hospital in North-Central Nigeria

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ID19590932
AutoresFlorence Bada (0000-0002-0212-3907, University of Maryland, Baltimore, autor de correspondencia), Kristen A Stafford (0000-0001-5620-6436, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Sophia Osawe (0000-0003-1986-3976, Plateau State University), Eleanor Wilson (0000-0003-0419-5901, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Nadia A Sam-Agudu (0000-0001-5052-7730), Nadia A Sam‐Agudu (University of Maryland, Baltimore), Hegang Chen (0000-0002-0174-4082, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Alash’le Abimiku (0000-0003-2213-0204, University of Maryland, Baltimore), James D Campbell (0000-0001-7117-5121, University of Maryland, Baltimore)
EditoresAbram Luther Wagner (0000-0003-4691-7802)
Año2022
Volumen2
Número9
Páginase0001052
Fecha de publicación2022-09-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
EditorialPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0001052
PMID36962881
OpenAlexW4295879737
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas17

The World Health Organization recommends universal vaccination of medically stable infants with Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth to prevent mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the proportion of infants who receive a timely birth dose is extremely low in Nigeria. We reviewed the implementation of an infant HBV vaccine schedule at a single center and identified factors affecting the receipt of a timely birth dose of HBV vaccine. We conducted a retrospective cohort study utilizing data from the INFANT study, a 2013–2017 prospective cohort study of pregnant women with and without HIV and their infants We utilized bivariate and multivariable logistic regression to assess if maternal characteristics, or the day of the week on which the infant was born were significantly associated with timely receipt of a birth dose of HBV vaccine. Receipt of HBV vaccine on the day of birth or the following calendar day were considered a timely birth dose. Among 409 infants in our cohort, 133 infants (33%) received a timely birth dose of HBV vaccine. Only the day of the week on which infants were born was significant (p

Cohort · HBsAg · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B vaccine · Hepatitis B virus · Immunization · Logistic regression · Obstetrics · Odds ratio · Vaccination · Vaccination schedule · Virus · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics