Metrics documentation

Last updated on Friday, 5 July 2024 at 02:01pm

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• Hepatitis B WHO target for percentage of eligible infants who have received a timely vaccination after birth

  The WHO target is for at least 90% of all newborn babies born to women living with hepatitis B to receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

  • Category: vaccinations
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_vaccinations_percentageInfantsBirthDoseTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B incidence of acute hepatitis B cases

  The number of new acute hepatitis B diagnoses reported in England during the year.

  • Category: cases
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_cases_acuteIncidenceByYear

• Hepatitis B WHO target for hepatitis B related deaths per 100,000 population per year

  A WHO target of fewer than 4 deaths per 100,000 population from hepatitis B related illness over a year.

  • Category: deaths
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_deaths_deathRatebyYearTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B percentage of eligible infants who have had six targeted doses by 24 months

  The percentage of eligible children born to mothers positive for hepatitis B in England who have received all six vaccine doses against hepatitis B by 2 years of age.

  • Category: vaccinations
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_vaccinations_coverageSelectiveNeonatal24monthsOld

• Hepatitis B percentage of infants born to mothers with hepatitis B virus testing positive

  The percentage of babies born to mothers with hepatitis B who test positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) at follow up, usually around 12 months of age.

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_testing_motherToChildTransmissionRate

• Hepatitis B WHO target for the percentage of infants born to mothers with hepatitis B virus testing positive

  The WHO target is for less than 2% of children born to mothers living with hepatitis B to be hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive when tested at around 12 months of age.

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_testing_motherToChildTransmissionRateTargetWHO

• Hepatitis B percentage of eligible infants who have had five targeted doses by 12 months

  The percentage of eligible children born to mothers positive for hepatitis B in England who have received all five vaccine doses against hepatitis B by 1 year of age.

  • Category: vaccinations
  • Topic: Hepatitis-B
  • API name: hepatitis-b_vaccinations_coverageSelectiveNeonatal12monthsOld