title: Determinants of vaccination coverage for children and teenagers.
abstract: The official vaccinal program is updated every year. Nevertheless, the observed vaccination coverage does not correspond to the recommended program.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our objective was to identify factors influencing vaccinal practice, especially for hepatitis B.
  
  
  METHODS
  We sent a questionnaire to two medical populations of the French Loire subdivision: 100 randomly chosen general practitioners, and 53 pediatricians and physicians working for public office for mother and childcare.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The updated official recommendations were considered as the reference document for both populations. The study did not reveal any hesitation or lack of information, which could explain the low hepatitis B vaccinal coverage. Eighty-five percent of questioned physicians claimed having changed their practice, thanks to the easy use of Infanrix Hexa®, probably explaining the current improvement of hepatitis B vaccinal coverage rate.
authors.affiliation: Université de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laval
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fascia
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gocko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feuillet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D058006:General Practice; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009042:Motivation; D010372:Pediatrics; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011331:Private Practice; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017778:Vaccines, Combined
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; C426945:Pentavac; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated; D017778:Vaccines, Combined