Timing of Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose in Exposed Newborns, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Mebratu DemissieHaregwa Asnake WeldekidanYirgalem YosefSeboka Abebe SoriDaniel TsegaHirut Dinku JiruAberash Beyene DerribowMesfin Difer TetemaGudeta Beriso JimaFentahun Temene ZelekeFikremariam Endeshaw TafesseSeblework AbejePublished in: SAGE open nursing (2023)
The proportion of timely initiation of the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in Southwest Ethiopia was low. Thus, strengthening health education on the hepatitis B vaccine, encouraging women to have at least four ANC visits, and encouraging male involvement help improve the timely administration of the hepatitis B vaccine.