Immunization

Research reports on immunization from J.E. Baars and colleagues provide new insights

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 7th, 2010

"The objective of the study was to explore the reach of an ongoing hepatitis B vaccination programme in terms of awareness of the programme among drug users (DUs), vaccination uptake and compliance, as well as to investigate reasons for non-participation. Ethnographic mapping and targeted sampling were used to recruit 309 DUs in three regions in the Netherlands," researchers in Netherlands report.

"were based on univariate statistics (Chi-square and (t-tests) and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Of the sample, 63% were aware of the free vaccine, and 44% said they had been vaccinated. DUs who visited drug consumption rooms were more likely to be aware of the...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-06-07)

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