Factors influencing a communitywide campaign to administer hepatitis A vaccine to men who have sex with men

M.S. Friedman, P.A. Blake, J.E. Koehler, L.C. Hutwagner and K.E. Toomey

American Journal of Public Health, 2000, vol. 90, issue 12, 1942-1946

Abstract: Objectives. A hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) led to a publicly funded vaccination campaign. We evaluated the MSM community's response. Methods. A cohort of MSM from 5 community sites was surveyed. Results. Thirty-four (19%) of 178 potential vaccine candidates received the vaccine during the campaign. We found a linear relation between the number of exposures to campaign information and the likelihood of vaccination (P

Date: 2000
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