Determinants Of Hepatitis B Vaccine Uptake Among Medical Students Of Kampala International, Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.

ABSTRACT Hepatitis B, an important public health problem, globally affects 240 million people. Annually, an estimated 650,000 people die from its liver complications. It is endemic in much of the developing world, where 8 – 10% of the population are infected. It has caused epidemics in parts of Asia and Africa. In Africa, 75 million people are affected by the virus, ranging from 13.6% in Nigeria to 5.7% in Ethiopia. The public health burden of HBV infection in Uganda is unknown, despite its long standing reputation as to be among the highly endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Medical stud…