Primary care physicians’ perspectives on adults with diabetes and the recommended hepatitis B vaccine: A qualitative study
Our findings indicate that physicians are generally aware of the existence of the CDC guidelines, but not all physicians recommend the HepB vaccine to adults with diabetes. This is because of a wide variation in treatment concerning glucose monitoring or insulin injection due to varying opinions about actual risk. We also identified barriers adults with diabetes have in receiving the HepB vaccine and strategies to increase HepB vaccination.
Authors
- Heather L. Stuckey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3200-3543)
- Jessica Yingst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3028-668X)
- Eileen Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1091-4899)
- Thomas Godfrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9904-0744)
- William A. Calo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8452-5063)
- Li Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1585-8846)
- David Cardona Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5072-7943)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312168
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
- Health Resources and Services Administration