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Nearly One In Five U.S. Gay Men Infected With Hepatitis B Virus By Age 22.(Brief Article)
2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Despite the availability of an effective vaccine for nearly two decades, few adolescent and young adult men who have sex with men (MSM) are vaccinated against hepatitis B.
As a consequence, nearly one in five MSM becomes infected with the hepatitis B virus by age 22, according to a report in the June 2001 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Analyzing data from over 3,400 15-22 year-old MSM from 7 US cities, researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered that only 9% of the men had been vaccinated against hepatitis B. The prevalence of HBV infection was found to increase from 2% among 15 year olds to 17% among 22 year olds.
Of the young men who had not been vaccinated, 96% used a regular source of health care or accessed the health care system for HIV or ...
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