TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors affecting refusal rates of the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
T2 - A single center study
AU - Vasireddy, Deepa
AU - Yusi, Dianne
AU - Berrak, Su G.
AU - Lichtenberger, Janice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective: Hepatitis B virus infection is potentially life-threatening. The hepatitis B birth dose vaccination coverage was 68.6% per the 2011 National Immunization Survey. In this study, we aimed to study factors related to vaccine refusal. Material and Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of live births at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center except for those patients whose mother’s hepatitis B antigen status was positive and those admitted/transferred to the NICU. Data collected on mothers and infants included race/ethnicity, language and gestational age, birth weight, and hepatitis B vaccine consent status. Results: A total of 259 infants were included in the study between May 2012 and February 2013. Caucasian and English-speaking mothers were found to have higher vaccine refusal rates. Conclusion: Although the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices statement on hospital policies for the prevention of hepatitis B is very clear, newborn hepatitis B vaccination coverage at Monmouth Medical Center is only 29.7%. Quality improvement strategies have to be implemented.
AB - Objective: Hepatitis B virus infection is potentially life-threatening. The hepatitis B birth dose vaccination coverage was 68.6% per the 2011 National Immunization Survey. In this study, we aimed to study factors related to vaccine refusal. Material and Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of live births at The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center except for those patients whose mother’s hepatitis B antigen status was positive and those admitted/transferred to the NICU. Data collected on mothers and infants included race/ethnicity, language and gestational age, birth weight, and hepatitis B vaccine consent status. Results: A total of 259 infants were included in the study between May 2012 and February 2013. Caucasian and English-speaking mothers were found to have higher vaccine refusal rates. Conclusion: Although the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices statement on hospital policies for the prevention of hepatitis B is very clear, newborn hepatitis B vaccination coverage at Monmouth Medical Center is only 29.7%. Quality improvement strategies have to be implemented.
KW - Hepatitis B virus
KW - Newborn
KW - Refuse
KW - Vaccine
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U2 - 10.5152/ced.2014.1920
DO - 10.5152/ced.2014.1920
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922571072
SN - 1307-1068
VL - 8
SP - 159
EP - 164
JO - Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi
JF - Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi
IS - 4
ER -