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Using
Hepatitis A and B Vaccination as a Paradigm for Effective HIV Vaccine
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"An understanding of
vaccine acceptance and uptake is imperative for successful vaccination of
populations that will be primary targets for vaccination after a vaccine
against HIV
is developed and ready for dissemination," researchers wrote. In the current
study, the authors reviewed published research of vaccination against
vaccine-preventable
hepatitis (VPH) among men who have sex with men (MSM), seeing how
they might offer insights about future HIV vaccination strategies. The
authors sought to explore what is known about vaccination among US MSM in
the VPH vaccination literature, and to identify important considerations
from these experiences that would require further review as a vaccine
against HIV is promoted among MSM.
After conducting a qualitative systematic assessment of published reports,
the researchers identified eight studies that reported correlates of VPH
among US MSM.
Six major vaccination correlates were identified: demographics (e.g. younger
age, higher educational attainment); increased knowledge about vaccines;
increased access to health care; provider recommendation; behaviors (e.g.
same-sex behavior, health-promoting and disease-preventing behaviors); and
psychosocial factors (e.g. openness about one's sexual orientation,
self-efficacy, reduced barriers to being vaccinated).
"Further research is needed to understand vaccination behavior among MSM and
to maximize acceptance and uptake after a vaccine exists. Experience with
VPH provide a real-world model on which to base preliminary assumptions
about acceptance and uptake of a vaccine against HIV," the authors
concluded.
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Sexual Health Vol. 4;
No. 2: P. 121-127 (05..07):: Scott D. Rhodes; Leland J. Yee |
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