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"The authors examined hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination rates, hepatitis infection, and health care access in a gym-attending sample of 311 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City. Overall, 69% reported having been vaccinated for HAV and 70% reported having been vaccinated for HBV," scientists writing in the American Journal of Mens Health report (see also Immunization).
"Multivariate models were used to identify predictors of HAV and HBV vaccination, and younger men, HIV-positive men, and men who had access to a doctor or clinic were more likely to be vaccinated than older men, HIV-negative men, and men without access to a doctor or clinic. Men with health insurance coverage were more likely to have received HBV vaccination than men without coverage," wrote D.E. Siconolfi and colleagues, New York University.
The researchers concluded: "Findings indicate that there is still a significant proportion of unvaccinated men in our sample."
Siconolfi and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Mens Health (Hepatitis Vaccination and Infection Among Gay, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Studies from New York University in the area of immunization...