Hepatitis B vaccine uptake amongst general practitioners in the Republic of Ireland

A total of 1179 GP's responded to a questionnaire on hepatitis B vaccine uptake. 1060 (90%) felt that GP's should be vaccinated. Only 400 (34%) had actually received the vaccine. 472 (61%) stated that they "had not got round to it". Among the vaccinated GP's, 275 were under 45 years., of those not vaccinated 276 (35%) considered themselves a low risk, 130 (17%) said it was too expensive, 31 (4%) didn't wish to be vaccinated. A total of 510 (43%) of those surveyed considered themselves at high risk.