Prevalence, risk factors and hepatitis B immunization: helping fill the gap on hepatitis B epidemiology among homeless people, Goiânia, Central Brazil

• Main Authors: Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos Carvalho (Author), Marcos André de Matos (Author), Regina Maria Bringel Martins (Author), Raquel Silva Pinheiro (Author), Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano (Author), Márcia Maria de Souza (Author), Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro (Author), Sheila Araujo Teles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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Data are limited in Brazil on hepatitis B infection among homeless individuals, a marginalized population with high risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI), including hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to investigate hepatitis B epidemiology in homeless persons lodged in a public shelter...