Hepatitis B virus infection and vaccine coverage among children living with HIV, HIV-exposed uninfected, and HIV-unexposed uninfected children in the Western Cape, South Africa
Our findings highlight disparities in timely hepatitis B vaccine uptake and coverage, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions ensuring timely vaccine uptake among HIV-exposed children.
Authors
- Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-0457)
- Omphile E. Simani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0106-2281)
- Rudzani Muloiwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-0827)
- Julie Copelyn
- Selokela G. Selabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5101-5198)
- Lorato Modise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7008-157X)
- Lufuno Ratshisusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-4752)
- Courteney Collins
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (ZA)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127843
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00