Vaccination against hepatitis B among prisoners in Iran: Accelerated vs. classic vaccination

Ali Asghar Zolghadr Asli, Mohsen Moghadami, Nima Zamiri, Hamid Reza Tolide-ei, Seyyed Taghi Heydari, Seyed Moayed Alavian and Kamran B. Lankarani

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 100, issue 2, 297-304

Abstract: Prisoners and injecting drug users are at constant risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the classic 6-months HBV vaccination might not provide immunization rapidly enough. In this randomized clinical trial we investigated the efficacy of an accelerated vaccination protocol vs. classic schedule among prisoners in Iran.

Keywords: Hepatitis B virus; Accelerated vaccination; Seroprotection; Compliance; Immunization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.12.007

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