who are in rsik group for hepatitis b virus infection

This includes:

• health care workers,
  
• dentists,
  
• intimate and household contacts of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection,
  
• public safety workers who may be exposed to blood products,
  
• men who have sex with men,
  
• individuals with multiple sexual partners,
  
• dialysis patients,
  
• injection drug users,
  
• persons with chronic liver disease,
  
• residents and staff in institutions that care for persons with developmental disabilities,
  
• persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and
  
• persons who require repeated transfusions or blood products.

Centers that serve high-risk individuals are encouraged to provide the vaccine to their clients. Such centers include:

• dialysis units,
  
• drug treatment facilities,
  
• sexually transmitted diseases clinics and correctional facilities.

Some countries have a high prevalence of hepatitis B in their population. Travelers who visit these countries for a prolonged period of time (usually 6 months or longer) and those who may be exposed to blood or semen should consider vaccination.