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Hepatitis Vaccination and Infection Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Attend Gyms in New York City

New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development, Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS)

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: daniel.siconolfi{at}nyu.edu.

	Abstract

The authors examined hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination rates, hepatitis infection, and health care access in a gym-attending sample of 311 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City. Overall, 69% reported having been vaccinated for HAV and 70% reported having been vaccinated for HBV. Multivariate models were used to identify predictors of HAV and HBV vaccination, and younger men, HIV-positive men, and men who had access to a doctor or clinic were more likely to be vaccinated than older men, HIV-negative men, and men without access to a doctor or clinic. Men with health insurance coverage were more likely to have received HBV vaccination than men without coverage. Findings indicate that there is still a significant proportion of unvaccinated men in our sample.

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