Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil

Data are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter...

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Main Author: Carvalho,Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos (author)
Other Authors: Matos,Marcos André de (author), Martins,Regina Maria Bringel (author), Pinheiro,Raquel Silva (author), Caetano,Karlla Antonieta Amorim (author), Souza,Márcia Maria de (author), Carneiro,Megmar Aparecida dos Santos (author), Teles,Sheila Araujo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Immunization
Homeless Persons
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000705013
Country:Brazil
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