Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and uptake in prisons across England and Wales 2003–2010: A retrospective ecological study

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 1965 - 1971
• Main Authors: Beck, Charles R, Cloke, Rachel, O’Moore, Éamonn, Puleston, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 02.03.2012; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Allergy and Immunology; correctional institutions; Data processing; Ecological studies; England - epidemiology; Female; health care workers; health promotion; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage; Humans; Immunisation; Immunization; Infection; Male; Prison; Prisoners; Prisons; Prisons - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Vaccination; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccines; Wales - epidemiology; Young Adult; England; Wales; United Kingdom > UK; Prison; Hepatitis; Vaccination; Immunisation

Abstract Objective To describe the custodial hepatitis B vaccination programme performance and examine these data by geographical region and prison category. Design Retrospective ecological study. Data source Health Protection Agency (HPA) published data. Setting Custodial primary healthcare provide...