HIV immunization: acceptability and anticipated effects on sexual behavior among adolescents.
Webb PM, Zimet GD, Mays R, Fortenberry JD.
Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
Adolescents rated hypothetical human immunodeficiency virus vaccines described as 90% and 50% efficacious and discussed how immunization might influence behavior of their peers. The low-efficacy vaccine was largely unacceptable and most believed immunization with the high-efficacy vaccine would cause increased risk behaviors. Immunization programs will need to address vaccine acceptability issues and behavioral responses to immunization.
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PMID: 10551661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]