Prevalence of immunity to hepatitis B in NCAA athletes
A majority of the athletes in this study had completed their hepatitis B vaccination. While 64.6% of athletes were vaccinated, the healthcare system needs to do a better job addressing vaccine adherence and hesitancy to prevent future outbreaks.
Authors
- Richard Figler
- Varun Shahi
- Chao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9891-0605)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23736/s0022-4707.24.16528-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39