%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Immune Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine among Malnourished Children in Yemen
%A Abdulmalik T. Aldobibi
%A Atif A. Elagib
%A Fawzi A. Alkumaim
%A Fuad A. Alsamei
%A Nader S. Alsayaad
%A Najla A. Al-Sonboli
%J -
%D 2015
%X Objectives: To determine the coverage rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and to evaluate the immune response to HBV vaccine by measuring hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) among malnourished under-five-year old children.
%K A cross-sectional study was conducted in two tertiary hospitals in Yemen
%K Al-Sabeen Maternity and Child Hospital in Sana¡¯a and the Yemeni-Swedish Hospital in Taiz city in the period from March 2014 to Dec. 2014. The target population was malnourished children aged from 6 to 59 months old with a history of three HBV vaccine doses in infancy. According to the World Health Organization¡¯s definition of malnutrition
%K 121 malnourished children were enrolled in the study. Data of malnourished children were collected using a pre-designed
%K pre-tested questionnaire. Two milliliters of venous blood were taken
%K and anti-HBs was then tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. An anti-HBs level of at least 10 IU/L was considered a successful response to the vaccine.
%U http://ust.edu/ojs/index.php/yjmp/article/view/863