Immunization status and factors influencing hepatitis B vaccination of preterm infants in three provinces of China, 2019 to 2021

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 951 - 8
• Main Authors: Huang, Li-fang, Huang, Ao-di, Zhang, Xue, Tang, Lin, An, Jing, Li, Jun, Zheng, Hui, Yin, Zun-dong, Wang, Fu-zhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Birth weight; China; Female; Full-series HepB vaccination; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - immunology; Hepatitis B vaccine; Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage; Hepatitis B Vaccines - immunology; Hepatitis B virus - immunology; HepB-BD vaccination; Hospitals; Humans; Immunization; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infants; Infants (Premature); Influencing factors; Information systems; Low birth weight; Male; Neonates; Newborn babies; Pediatric research; Physiological aspects; Pregnancy; Premature babies; Premature birth; Preterm infants; Prevention; Regression analysis; Social aspects; Statistics; Vaccination; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data; Vaccines; China; Gansu China; Henan China; Fujian China; Full-series HepB vaccination; Influencing factors; HepB-BD vaccination; Preterm infants

Premature infants have less physiologic reserve and often delayed vaccination compared to full-term infants. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB-BD) is an essential measure to achieve the goal of "zero infections" of hepatitis B virus in all newborns. However, there are few investi...