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Table 4 Students’ responses to whom they would recommend the vaccine and reasons for recommendation

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

Would you recommend the HBV vaccine for the following groups of people?

Yes (n %)

No (n %)

 Fellow students (n = 452)

442 (97.8)

10 (2.2)

 Newborns (n = 356)

233 (65.4)

123 (34.6)

 Infants (n = 348)

234 (67.2)

114(32.8)

 Adolescents (n = 393)

356 (90.6)

37(9.4)

 Adults (n = 390)

345 (88.5)

45 (11.5)

Why would you recommend the HBV vaccine?

 To protect oneself (n = 449)

445 (99.1)

4 (0.9)

 To protect patients (n = 378)

338 (89.4)

40 (10.6)

 To protect your sexual partner (n = 357)

261 (73.1)

96 (26.9)

 To protect others (n = 393)

361 (91.9)

32 (8.1)

 To prevent mother-to-child transmission (n = 375)

301 (80.3)

74 (19.7)