Routine hepatitis B vaccination in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases.
1995; American Public Health Association; Volume: 85; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2105/ajph.85.6.846
ISSN1541-0048
AutoresHillard Weinstock, Gail Bolan, Julio Morán, Thomas A. Peterman, Louis B. Polish, Arthur Reingold,
Tópico(s)Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
ResumoPatients were assigned to one of two vaccine schedules to assess the feasibility of vaccinating a sexually transmitted disease clinic population against hepatitis B virus. Of 1386 patients entering an inner-city clinic between June and July 1990, 611 (44%) accepted a first dose of vaccine. Twenty-one percent of all susceptible patients received at least two doses of vaccine. Annualizing these findings shows that an ongoing program could prevent 636 hepatitis B virus infections per year. Although a significant proportion of sexually transmitted disease clinic patients can be successfully vaccinated, strategies for preventing hepatitis B virus infections in this high-risk population must consider patient behavior as well as vaccine efficacy.
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