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Hepatitis B vaccine among healthcare workers: factors associated with the dimensions of the Health Belief Model.

Yvanilson Costas Farias JuniorFernanda de Oliveira SouzaDeisy Vital Dos SantosMargarete Costa HeliotérioPaloma de Sousa PinhoTânia Maria de Araújo
Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2024)
The completeness of the hepatitis B vaccination schedule, reported by the investigated HCW, reveals the prevalence is below the target established by the Ministry of Health, which follows the national scenario of low coverage presented for other age groups. Understanding the risk perception and severity of hepatitis B can contribute to increasing the prevalence of vaccination for this infection.
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