Hepatitis B Vaccination and Infection Prevalence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Travel Internationally

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Hong-Ha M TruongWilli McFarland

Abstract

Among men who have sex with men traveling internationally, self-reported hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination prevalence was 77% and less prevalent among older men and those with HBV infection. The HBV infection prevalence was 25% and was associated with older age and HIV infection. Testing for chronic infection, universal vaccination, and treatment for populations with multiple risks is needed.

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Citations

Apr 25, 2019·BMC Infectious Diseases·Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes QueirozMaria Eliete Batista Moura
Dec 10, 2020·Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines·Timothy Siliang LuGerard Thomas Flaherty
Sep 4, 2020·Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics·Tanner M JohnsonKimberly K Scarsi

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