Estimated impact of the national hepatitis B immunization program on acute viral hepatitis B among adolescents in Republic of Korea
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
; (6): 138-145, 2023.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-1002607
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ABSTRACT
Objectives@#We aimed to estimate the impact of the national hepatitis B immunization program on the incidence of acute hepatitis B infection among adolescents in South Korea. @*Methods@#We estimated the counterfactual incidence rate of reported acute hepatitis B among adolescents from 2016 to 2020 compared to the assumption that the national hepatitis B immunization program for children had not been implemented since 1995. The impact of the national hepatitis B immunization program for adolescents was measured by estimating the absolute risk reduction and averted acute hepatitis B infections among adolescents from 2016 to 2020 attributed to the national immunization program. @*Results@#The relative risk reduction of acute hepatitis B among adolescents was estimated to be 83.5% after implementing the national hepatitis B immunization program. The incidence rate of reported acute hepatitis B infections among adolescents decreased from 0.39 to 0.06 per 100,000 person-years, and 43 acute hepatitis B infections, including 17 symptomatic cases, were averted annually from 2016 to 2020 by the national hepatitis B immunization program. @*Conclusion@#The national hepatitis B immunization program for children was effective in preventing acute hepatitis B infection among adolescents in South Korea.
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 10: Communicable diseases
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article