Hepatitis which is the inflammation of the liver can be caused by infectious and non-infectious causes.
It can be prevented by;

• Avoid sharing sharp objects with people
• The hepatitis B vaccine is the mainstay of hepatitis B prevention. It should be given to these group of people

They include:

1. People who frequently require blood or blood products, dialysis patients, recipients of solid organ transplantation;
2. People interned in prisons;
3. Persons who inject drugs;
4. Household and sexual contacts of people with chronic HBV infection;
5. People with multiple sexual partners;
6. Health-care workers and others who may be exposed to blood and blood products through their work; and
7. Travelers who have not completed their hepatitis B vaccination series, who should be offered the vaccine before leaving for endemic areas.