Sociodemographic analysis of reported hepatitis B and immunization against the disease

In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 627-633

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the socio-demographic profile of reported hepatitis B and immunization against the disease.
Methods: Study Hepatitis B notification data in the surveillance of a Minas Gerais' municipality, from 2007 to
2015, conducted at the Labor Education Program for Health descriptive and analytical statistics, with significance
level of p0.05). Conclusion: Age, education and gender were not associated
with immunization, vaccination schedule and the HSBsAg test. The absence of vaccination among the notified
suggests need for health education among the population, orienting the possibility of protection by immunization.