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Awareness of hepatitis B post-exposure prophylaxis among healthcare providers in Wakiso district, Central Uganda

BACKGROUND: Healthcare providers (HCPs) are at an elevated occupational health risk of hepatitis B virus infections. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is one of the measures recommended to avert this risk. However, there is limited evidence of HCPs’ awareness of hepatitis B PEP. Therefore, this study...

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Autores principales:	Isunju, John Bosco, Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni, Ndejjo, Rawlance, Nuwematsiko, Rebecca, Bakkabulindi, Pamela, Nalugya, Aisha, Muleme, James, Kimara, Winnie Kansiime, Kibira, Simon P. S., Nakiggala, Joana, Mugambe, Richard K., Buregyeya, Esther, Ssekamatte, Tonny, Wanyenze, Rhoda K.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35737673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270181

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