TY  - JOUR
TI  - Lack of awareness of Hepatitis B screening and vaccination in high-risk group
AB  - Background/aim: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination rates are insufficient in high-risk patients worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the screening, immunization, and vaccination rates in three high-risk groups for HBV infection: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), renal transplantation (RT), and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) groups. Materials and methods: The serological data of consecutive patients between 2014 and 2019 were reviewed using the hospital database. Results: The HBV screening rates were 100.0%, 90.4%, and 82.4% in the AHSCT, CHC, and RT groups, respectively (p = 0.003). The immunization rates against HBV through either previous exposure or vaccination were 79.5%, 71.7%, and 46.5% in the AHSCT, RT, and CHC groups, respectively (p < 0.001). The HBV vaccination rate was significantly low in the CHC group (71.5%, 69.0%, 34.6% in the AHSCT, RT, and CHC groups, respectively, p < 0.001). If patients lost their immunity due to immunosuppressive therapy were accounted, the vaccination rates increased to 95.2% in the AHSCT group and 72.9% in the RT group. The rate of annual screening for HBV status was 97.9% in the AHSCT group, but it was only 23.9% in the RT group. Conclusion: HBV screening and vaccination rates were significantly lower in the RT and CHC groups than in the AHSCT group.Key words: Vaccination, Hepatitis B virus, immunity
AU  - Simsek, Cem
AU  - simsek, halis
AU  - vahabov, javanshir
AU  - Buyukasik, Yahya
AU  - Aslan, Abdullah Tarık
AU  - Ayar, Şefika Nur
AU  - ALP, ALPASLAN
AU  - balaban, hatice yasemin
AU  - Dag, Osman
AU  - YILDIRIM, Tolga
AU  - GOKKER, HAKAN
DO  - 10.3906/sag-2008-18
PY  - 2021
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 51
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 1229
EP  - 1233
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/482565
ER  -