The following groups of people should go for hepatitis B vaccination as
they are at risk of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV infection):
- Health care professionals
- The patients getting blood products transfused
- The individuals having multiple sexual partners or unhealthy sexual behavior
- Drug abusers
- The individuals who travel to the areas with prevalent hepatitis B infection
- The newborns or babies who born to mothers who are carriers of HBV or with hepatitis B infection
- The individuals who belong to HBV prevalent areas
- The patients suffering from blood diatheses like sickle cell anemia or thalassemia
- The patients undergoing organ transplant
- The people who are at risk of developing chronic liver disease (CLD) such as the individuals carrying hepatitis B virus or who are alcohol abusers
- The patients with diabetes, chronic renal failure (CRF) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- The individuals who use the utensils of the patients with HBV infection
- The persons exposed to HBV infection like policemen, fire-brigade personnel or army personnel
Hepatitis B vaccination schedule (Engerix-B) comprises of three injections to be injected into muscles at 0, 1, 6 months OR 0, 1, 2 months. However, for 0, 1, 2 months schedule, fourth dose is recommended at 12 month. Adult dose of HBV vaccine 20 micrograms (1 ml suspension).
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