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A school-based intervention of screening a movie to increase hepatitis B vaccination levels among students in Uttar Pradesh, India: impact on knowledge, awareness, attitudes and vaccination levels.

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Abstract
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India is home to one in 14 of all chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) cases, meaning that it is important to develop HBV interventions that are applicable in the Indian context. Vaccination is the foremost tool for interrupting the HBV infection cycle. HBV vaccination was not included in India's government-sponsored expanded immunisation program until 2011, and many children born earlier remain unvaccinated. This study sought to observe the impact of the HOPE Initiative's school-based intervention to increase vaccination coverage by increasing HBV awareness among students in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

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0
Journal
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Hepatology, medicine and policy
Volume
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2
Number of Pages
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10
Date Published
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2017
DOI
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10.1186/s41124-017-0027-y
Short Title
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Hepatol Med Policy
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