Yjf. Hutin et al., Identifying target groups for a potential vaccination program during a hepatitis A communitywide outbreak, AM J PUB HE, 89(6), 1999, pp. 918-921
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19
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science","Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Objectives. This study sought to identify groups for targeted vaccination d
uring a communitywide hepatitis A outbreak in 1996.
Methods. Residents of the Sioux City, Iowa, metropolitan area reported with
hepatitis A between September 1995 and August 1996 were sampled and compar
ed with population-based controls.
Results. In comparison with SI controls, the 40 case patients were more lik
ely to inject methamphetamine, to attend emergency rooms more often than ot
her health care facilities, and to have a family member who used the Specia
l Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Conclusions. Groups at increased risk of hepatitis A can be identified and
accessed for vaccination during communitywide outbreaks.