PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - L A Wallace AU - J C Bramley AU - S Ahmed AU - R Duff AU - S J Hutchinson AU - W F Carman AU - N R E Kitchin AU - D J Goldberg TI - Determinants of universal adolescent hepatitis B vaccine uptake AID - 10.1136/adc.2003.043687 DP - 2004 Nov 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 1041--1042 VI - 89 IP - 11 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/11/1041.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/11/1041.full SO - Arch Dis Child2004 Nov 01; 89 AB - The UK is currently considering the introduction of universal hepatitis B vaccination. This study of determinants of vaccine uptake among school based adolescents shows that living in areas of high deprivation, commonly associated with injecting drug risk behaviours, was the most important factor, with statistically significant lower odds of receiving three doses. This was less pronounced for receipt of two doses. Thus, there are implications for future policy; if universal vaccination is approved, a licensed two dose schedule would be most appropriate in this setting.