title: [What do pediatricians and general practitioners think about the implementation of meningococal B vaccination in France?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the acceptability of a vaccine against meningococcus B by pediatricians and GP and to analyze how the vaccine could be implemented in France, InfoVac-France has set up a national survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  An email explained the purpose of this study and the practitioners of InfoVac-France network answered an online questionnaire (e-CRF).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 6905 pediatricians and GP who saw the mail sent by InfoVac-France between 11 and 24 January, 2012, 1351 (13.5 %) completed the e-CERF : 361 GP (26.7%), 797 pediatricians (59%) and 193 other doctors (14.3%). The majority of practitioners (96.1%) believe that is important to implement a vaccine against meningococcus B in the French immunization schedule. In 80.5% of cases, practitioners do not want to vaccine three times routinely during a single consultation and more than half (53.5%) would prefer to use this vaccine alone. The best schedule of primary vaccination (80.6%) is the injection at 3, 5 and 6 months. The arguments considered likely to encourage parents to accept the vaccination would be the incidence of the disease, severity of meningitis (82.1%) and the rapid mortality (82.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survey by InfoVac-France shows that the practitioners know the epidemiology of meningococcal B invasive disease in children. They would support the implementation of this vaccine for children under 2 years with a primary vaccination at 3, 5 and 6 months.
authors.affiliation: ACTIV (Association clinique et therapeutique infantile du Val-de-Marne), 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France. activ@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bechet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elbez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corrard
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005602:France; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D038541:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / Q000276:immunology; D010372:Pediatrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines