Paper Title
HIV immunization: acceptability and anticipated effects on sexual behavior among adolescents
Keywords
- aids vaccine
- attitude
- sex behavior
- patient acceptance of health care
- hiv prevention
- vaccine efficacy
- adolescent health
- risk compensation
- immunization programs
- sexual risk behavior
- public health strategy
- behavioral responses
- vaccine perception
- health beliefs
- preventive health measures
- hiv risk reduction
- youth vaccination
- vaccine hesitancy
- adolescent sexual behavior
- health communication
- sti prevention
- immunization ethics
- vaccine decision-making
- healthcare accessibility
- public health policy
- vaccine education
- sexual health awareness
- risk perception
- hiv prevention strategies
- adolescent risk assessment
Article Type
Research Article
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 25 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 320–322
Published On
November, 1999
Downloads
FULL PDF
Abstract
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.
View more »