Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents.
Samuel Asamoah SakyiJoseph Badu GyapongEbenezer Krampah AidooAlfred EffahSimon KoffieOscar Simon Olympio MensahIsaac ArddeyGodwin BoakyeStephen OpokuBenjamin AmoaniRobert Amadu NgalaPublished in: Advances in virology (2024)
Approximately two thirds of adolescents vaccinated at birth lack protective levels of antibodies against hepatitis B virus. Booster vaccines could aid in mounting protective levels of anti-HBsAg. Physical exercise was negatively associated with immune response to hepatitis B vaccinations.