Hepatitis B immunisation of infants at risk.
A retrospective cohort review survey assessed hepatitis B immunisation uptake in at-risk infants over 4 years and a GP questionnaire identified the problems of poor communication and uncertainty of responsibility for immunisation as barriers to successful implementation of the immunisation programme. Incorporating appointments for hepatitis B immunisation within the national child immunisation recall system would help improve uptake but, in the meantime, a manual appointment system could be incorporated within existing child immunisation systems.
Penrice
G M
GM
University of Glasgow. gillian.penrice@glasgow-hb.scot.nhs.uk
McMenamin
J
J
Cameron
S O
SO
D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology