Robert D. Allison|Minal Patel|Rania A. Tohme
Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose coverage correlates worldwide with rates of institutional deliveries and skilled attendance at birth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
chronic hepatitis b virus hbv infection occurs 90 infants infected perinatally prevented hepatitis b vaccine given within 24 h birth hepbbd followed 23 additional doses using spearmans rho correlation coefficients rho analyzed global regional data assess correlations hepbbd coverage institutional delivery rates idr skilled birth attendance sba rates potential covariates significant correlations observed worldwide hepbbd sba rates rho 044 p 0001 idr rho 042 p 0001 adult literacy rate rho 037 p 0003 total health expenditure per capita rho 024 p 003 live births rho 027 p 0014 hepbbd idr sba rates significantly correlated world health organization african southeast asia western pacific regions increasing idr sba rates training supervising staff increasing community awareness using hepbbd outside cold chain needed would increase hepbbd coverage prevent chronic infections