Hepatitis B vaccination status among patients with end-stage kidney disease on haemodialysis in Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease patients, especially those on hemodialysis, are at increased risk of developing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Guidelines suggest that all patients with chronic kidney disease patients should be vaccinated against HBV, but these guidelines are sub-optimally implemented. Notably, there is a lack of studies in Ethiopia examining the hepatitis B vaccination status among patients with end-stage renal disease.

Objective

To assess the vaccination status of hepatitis B and associated factors among people with end-stage renal disease who were on hemodialysis.

Methods

A multi-center cross-sectional observational study was conducted in six randomly selected dialysis centers in Ethiopia, from May 2023 to September 2023. Logistic regression a

SUBMITTER: Annose RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373491 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature