Immunizing Children Against Hepatitis B - A Training Module

This training module was designed to be adaptable for specific national programmes. The purpose of the training module is to educate vaccinators about hepatitis B disease and to train vaccinators in the safe and proper use of hepatitis B vaccine. The primary audiences for this module are health workers who regularly give childhood vaccinations, and their supervisors. The training module takes between 2 hours and one full day to present.

By the end of the training, participants should be able to:

• cite key facts about hepatitis B infection, including symptoms and modes of transmission
• demonstrate correct vaccine administration techniques
• describe appropriate vaccine storage, dosage, timing, and disposal of used needles and syringes
• improve their interpersonal communication skills with parents of children being vaccinated