Publications
| developing and testing measures predictive of hepatitis a vaccination in a sample of men who have sex with men. | studies continue to show that the majority of men who have sex with men (msm) in the us remain unvaccinated against the hepatitis a virus (hav). such limited vaccination coverage is a missed opportunity to prevent disease. this study was designed to develop reliable and valid theory-based quantitative measures to understand beliefs and attitudes regarding hav vaccination among msm. a convenience sample of 358 patrons of two gay bars in birmingham, alabama, completed a theory-based questionnaire. ... | 2004 | 15140847 |
| the diverse patterns of hepatitis a epidemiology in the united states-implications for vaccination strategies. | hepatitis a is the most frequently reported vaccine-preventable disease in the united states. hepatitis a incidence and risk factors during 1983-1995 were examined among cases reported to the study's sentinel counties: denver county, colorado; pierce county, washington; jefferson county, alabama; and pinellas county, florida. of 4897 serologically confirmed cases, 611 patients (13%) were hospitalized and 9 (0.2%) died. the average incidence was 14.7/100, 000 (range, 0.6-100.7/100,000, depending ... | 1998 | 9815207 |