ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2015
Effectiveness of hepatitis B virus vaccination program in Egypt: Multicenter national project.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Hepatitis B vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated children in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) in Egypt (2000-2022): a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egypt: A comprehensive overview.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Current Hepatitis B Viral Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Situation in Mediterranean Countries.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Long-term immune protection after infant hepatitis B vaccination in children.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Review
- Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention.Nature medicine · 2026Article
- Breakthrough hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among vaccinated children in Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Anti-HBs persistence and anamnestic response among medical interns vaccinated in infancy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Global burden and trends of viral hepatitis among women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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- Immunoprophylaxis failure and vaccine response in infants born to mothers with chronic hepatitis B infection in Djibouti.World journal of hepatology · 2024Article
- Characterization of a breakthrough vaccine escape strain associated with overt hepatitis B virus infection.Virus genes · 2024Article
- Immune response to hepatitis B vaccine among children under 5 years in Africa: a meta-analysis.Tropical medicine and health · 2024Review
- Do HBsAg subdeterminants matter for vaccination against hepatitis B?Virus genes · 2024Article
- Long-Term Hepatitis B Vaccine Immunity in Ethiopian Children That Received a Pentavalent Vaccine Series: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Promoting weaning practices and growth of Egyptian infants by using communication for behavioral development approach.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Challenge of managing hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in resource-limited settings.World journal of hepatology · 2022Review
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- Unique situation of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt: A review of epidemiology and control measures.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2021Review
- Immune response to hepatitis B vaccine following complete immunization of children attending two regional hospitals in the Southwest region of Cameroon: a cross sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the effectiveness of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination program among fully vaccinated children.
methodsA national community based cross-sectional study was carried out in 6 governorates representing Egypt. A total of 3600 children aged from 9 mo to 16 years who were fully vaccinated with HBV vaccine during infancy were recruited. Face to face interviews were carried out and sera were evaluated for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBV core antibodies (total) and quantitative detection of hepatitis B surface antibody using enzyme linked immunoassays techniques. Samples positive to HBsAg/anti-HBV core antibodies were subjected to quantitative HBV-DNA detection by real time polymerase chain reaction with 3.8 IU/L detection limit.
resultsSero-protection was detected among 2059 children (57.2%) with geometric mean titers 75.4 ± 3.6 IU/L compared to 3.1 ± 2.1 IU/L among non-seroprotected children. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that older age and female gender were the significant predicting variables for having non sero-protective level, with adjusted odds ratio 3.3, 9.1 and 14.2 among children aged 5 to < 10, 10 to < 15 and ≥ 15 years respectively compared to those < 5 years and 1.1 among girls compared to boys with P < 0.01. HBsAg was positive in 0.11% and breakthrough infection was 0.36% and 0.39% depending on positivity of anti-HBc and DNA detection respectively. The prevalence of HBV infection was significantly higher among children aged ≥ 7 years (0.59%) compared to 0.07% among younger children with odds ratio equal to 8.4 (95%CI: 1.1-64.2) and P < 0.01.The prevalence was higher among girls (0.48%) than boys (0.29%) with P > 0.05.
conclusionThe Egyptian compulsory HBV vaccination program provides adequate protection. Occult HBV infection exists among apparently healthy vaccinated children. Adherence to infection control measures is mandatory.
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