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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 10: Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccines: EtR Research question and PICO

This Library Guide is a collection of useful documents & evidence on the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and impact of the Hepatitis B Birth Dose vaccine to support NITAG members and other policy makers throughout Africa with making evidence-based recomm

Research question and PICO

Research question: 

What is the evidence that Hepatits B Birth Dose in addition to three doses at 6,10 and 10 weeks prevents neonatal and perinatal HBV infection as well as long term complications?

 

PICO

neonates OR neonate OR infants OR newborn OR premature OR preterm 

I  hepatitis b OR hep b OR hbv OR hepatitis b virus

      AND 

     birth dose

C : no birth dose vaccination

O  prevention OR "prevention of complications" OR "long term complications" OR efficacy OR   effectiveness