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  • Title: Factors influencing a communitywide campaign to administer hepatitis A vaccine to men who have sex with men.
    Author: Friedman MS, Blake PA, Koehler JE, Hutwagner LC, Toomey KE.
    Journal: Am J Public Health; 2000 Dec; 90(12):1942-6. PubMed ID: 11111274.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: A hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men (MSM) led to a publicly funded vaccination campaign. We evaluated the MSM community's response. METHODS: A cohort of MSM from 5 community sites was surveyed. RESULTS: Thirty-four (19%) of 178 potential vaccine candidates received the vaccine during the campaign. We found a linear relation between the number of exposures to campaign information and the likelihood of vaccination (P < .001). Vaccination was independently associated with awareness of the outbreak and the vaccine, having had sexual relations with men for 12 years or longer, having recently consulted a physician, and routinely reading a local gay newspaper. CONCLUSIONS: The difficult task of vaccinating MSM can be aided by repetitive promotional messages, especially via the gay media.
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