A window of opportunity
Declining rates of hepatitis B virus infection among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, and prospects for targeted hepatitis B vaccination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14967941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sabrina Alberti Nóbrega De Oliveira (0009-0008-0527-8083, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, corresponding author), Mariana A Hacker, Mariana De Andrea Villas Boas Hacker (0000-0003-0418-8760, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), M Lourdes A Oliveira (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Clara Fumiko Tachibana Yoshida (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo R Telles, Francisco I Bastos (0000-0001-5970-8896, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 271-277 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1020-49892005000900007 |
| PMID | 16354424 |
| OpenAlex | W2159668916 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1020-49892005000900007 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Few of the injection drug users surveyed had ever been vaccinated against HBV. Although most were aware of the risks posed by viral hepatitis, this awareness seldom translated into consistent behavioral change. The participants' willingness to be vaccinated against HBV suggests that the implementation of vaccination for this population may help decrease rates of hepatitis B infection
Environmental health · HBsAg · Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Hepatitis C · Population · Vaccination · Viral hepatitis · Virus · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Immunology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2020 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |