Open AccessHepatitis B Vaccination in Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics
Author(s) -
Beverley Cummings Wilson,
Linda A. Moyer,
George P. Schmid,
Eric E. Mast,
Richard Voigt,
Frank Mahoney,
Harold S. Margolis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-200103000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , hepatitis b , hepatitis b vaccine , sexually transmitted disease , family medicine , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis a , hepatitis , environmental health , immunology , syphilis , virus , hbsag , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Hepatitis B virus infection causes substantial morbidity and mortality in the United States. Sexual activity is the most commonly reported risk factor among persons with acute hepatitis B, yet hepatitis B vaccine coverage among adolescents and adults with high-risk sexual practices is low. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics are potentially efficient settings for vaccine administration to persons with high-risk sexual practices; however, little is known about hepatitis B vaccination activities in these settings.