Hepatitis B
Conditions
Keywords
Vaccination, Acceptability, Hepatitis B
Brief summary
The present study is conducted in order to assess the acceptability of Hepatitis B vaccination in French general practitioners and peadiatricians before and after reimbursement of the paediatric vaccine InfanrixHexa. Two data measurement time points are planned, first before reimbursement and after reimbursement.
Detailed description
The aim of the study is to assess the acceptability of Hepatitis B immunization among general practitioners and open-care paediatricians. This is a national, repeated transversal epidemiological study with two data measurement time-points over a period of two years (T1 in 2009, T2 in 2011, two different samples of physicians) in order to assess immunization practices before introduction of the reimbursement of InfanrixHexa®, during the transition period and then during the period following reimbursement of the vaccine. At each collection time-point, two patient age groups will be investigated: 12-15 months and 24-27 months, thus providing measurements before/after reimbursement.
Interventions
OTHERData collection
Questionnaire, Vaccination book
Sponsors
GlaxoSmithKline
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
• Children on the eligibility register complying with the investigator's immunization policy (children followed by the investigator since their birth, whose immunization regimen has been managed by the investigator).
Exclusion criteria
* Children on the eligibility register not complying with the investigator's immunization policy. * Refusal of the patient.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the proportion of physicians with at least 50% of infants immunized against Hepatitis B. | 4 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Type of physicians, based on the questionnaire regarding immunization practices and established at each measurement time point. | 4 years |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed