NDLI: Factors associated with underimmunization at 3 months of age in four medically underserved areas.

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Bardenheier, Barbara H. Yusuf, Hussain R. Rosenthal, Jorge Santoli, Jeanne M. Shefer, Abigail M. Rickert, Donna L. Chu, Susan Y.
Abstract	OBJECTIVE: Risk factors for underimmunization at 3 months of age are not well described. This study examines coverage rates and factors associated with under-immunization at 3 months of age in four medically underserved areas. METHODS: During 1997-1998, cross-sectional household surveys using a two-stage cluster sample design were conducted in four federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. Respondents were parents or caregivers of children ages 12-35 months: 847 from northern Manhattan, 843 from Detroit, 771 from San Diego, and 1,091 from rural Colorado. A child was considered up-to-date (UTD) with vaccinations at 3 months of age if documentation of receipt of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B, and hepatitis B vaccines was obtained from a provider or a hand-held vaccination card, or both. RESULTS: Household response rates ranged from 79% to 88% across sites. Vaccination coverage levels at 3 months of age varied across sites: 82.4% in northern Manhattan, 70.5% in Detroit, 82.3% in San Diego, and 75.8% in rural Colorado. Among children who were not UTD, the majority (65.7% to 71.5% per site) had missed vaccines due to missed opportunities. Factors associated with not being UTD varied by site and included having public or no insurance, >/=2 children living in the household, and the adult respondent being unmarried. At all sites, vaccination coverage among WIC enrollees was higher than coverage among children eligible for but not enrolled in WIC, but the association between UTD status and WIC enrollment was statistically significant for only one site and marginally significant for two other sites. CONCLUSIONS: Missed opportunities were a significant barrier to vaccinations, even at this early age. Practice-based strategies to reduce missed opportunities and prenatal WIC enrollment should be focused especially toward those at highest risk of underimmunization.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phr.2004.07.005
Ending Page	485
Page Count	7
Starting Page	479
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00333549
e-ISSN	14682877
Journal	Public Health Reports
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	119
Language	English
Publisher	Association of Schools of Public Health
Publisher Date	2004-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Association of Schools of Public Health
Subject Keyword	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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