Table 1. Strategies of HBV vaccination in the decision analytic model.
HBV Vaccination | Description of Strategies | HBsAg Screening | Birth dose within 24h | HBIG treatment |
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Selective | HBsAg screening test for pregnant women, and birth dose within 24h of birth with HBIG to neonates from HBV positive mothers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Universal | No screening test for pregnant women, and birth dose to all neonates within 24h of birth | No | Yes | No |
Current | No screening test for pregnant women, and birth dose offered once in each month | No | No | No |
HBV, Hepatitis B Virus; HBsAg, Hepatitis B surface Antigen; HBIG, Hepatitis B Immune Globulin