Maternal characteristics and hospital policies as risk factors for nonreceipt of hepatitis B vaccine in the newborn nursery

• Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 1
• Main Authors: O'Leary, Sean T, Nelson, Christina, Duran, Julie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Colorado; Female; Health Policy; Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B - transmission; Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage; Hepatitis B virus - immunology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Nurseries, Hospital; Perinatal Care - methods; Perinatal Care - standards; Risk Factors; United States; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; United States; Colorado

A birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) is a primary focus of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus in the United States. We sought to assess the impact of maternal characteristics and hospital policy on the receipt of a birt...