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Table 3 Students’ responses to groups of people who should receive vaccination against HBV

From: Factors affecting HBV vaccination in a Medical training College in Kenya: A mixed methods Study

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation, who should be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus?

N

%

Newborn babies (n = 374)

199

53.1

Children and adolescents who were not vaccinated in infancy(n = 482)

225

46.2

Individuals with multiple sexual partners (n = 482)

111

22.8

Individuals seeking treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections or Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (n = 482)

101

21.0

Injecting drug users (n = 481)

143

29.7

Individuals whose jobs involve contact with blood (n = 482)

352

73.0

Patients undergoing dialysis (n = 482)

123

25.5

Individuals with chronic liver disease (n = 479)

146

30.5