1. [A plea for introduction of hepatitis B vaccination at birth in Côte d'Ivoire]
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Assemien, Boa, Alfred, Douba, Tah Bi, N Guessan, Hervé, Menan, Alain, Attia, Thimothée, Ouassa, Joseph Bi Vroh, Bénié, Armand, Abokon, Mireille, Dosso, Paul, Aholi, Marguerite, Timité-Konan, Raphaël Yao, Abauleth, Emmanuel, Bissagnéné, Joseph, Aka, Jean Claude, Yavo, Bonny Jean, Sylvain, Germaine Siguifota, Ouattara, Daniel Kouadio, Ekra, Kadidia, Sow, Jules N Guessan, Kouassi, Eric Martial Kouakou, Ahoussou, and Raphaël Kalet, Dally
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Cote d'Ivoire ,Immunization Programs ,Advisory Committees ,Infant, Newborn ,Humans ,Hepatitis B Vaccines - Abstract
The Côte d'Ivoire National Immunization Technical Advisory Group 2015 work plan included elaboration of an opinion on inclusion of hepatitis B vaccination at birth in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Côte d'Ivoire. A task force was set up to conduct this assessment according to a systematized method. The task force analysed scientific articles on the burden of hepatitis B in Côte d'Ivoire, the burden of mother-child transmission, the impact of hepatitis B vaccination at birth in countries which have adopted this strategy, the efficacy and safety of hepatitis B vaccine in newborns, the cost-effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination at birth, and the best strategy to introduce hepatitis B vaccination at birth in the EPI. The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group of Côte d'Ivoire finally recommended introduction of a dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth in the context of the Expanded Program on Immunization with maintenance of three doses of pentavalent vaccine (DPT-HepB-Hib) at 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age.
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- 2018