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Coverage rates of the children vaccination programme in Greenland
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Albertsen, Nadja Lynge, Anna Rask Skovgaard, Nils Olesen, Jesper Søndergaard Pedersen, Michael Lynge |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | In order to estimate the current coverage rate among all children in Greenland, we conducted an observational cross-sectional study identifying all children in Greenland eligible for a vaccination between 1 March 2018 and 16 June 2019. we found an overall national coverage of 85.4%. The national coverage for the vaccinations given at birth was 97.1%, dropping to 94.3%, 87.7% and 83.6% at ages 3, 5 and 12 months. Among children eligible for the Measles, Mumps and Rubella-vaccinations, the national coverage was 76.9% for children aged 15 months and 64.1% for children aged 4 years, but dropping to 40.9% in the districts. At preschool, the national coverage was 79.9%. Among the 12-year-old, the national coverages of the two vaccinations against Human Papilloma Virus were 88.4% and 71.6%, respectively, and for the three Hepatitis B-vaccinations 89.8%, 84.1% and 69.6%. A subgroup-analysis and test of an SMS-reminder system in Nuuk improved the coverage from 57.8% to 75.5% locally. Overall, we found a high national coverage rate among the newborn in Greenland. The national coverage rates of the remaining vaccinations were below the WHO-recommendations, however with great regional differences. Abbreviations: CVP: Children Vaccination Programme; BCG: Bacille Calmette–Guerin; EMR: Electronic medical Record system; DTPHiB: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenza B; HBV: Hepatitis B; HPV: Human Papilloma Virus; MMR: Measles, Mumps, Rubella; SMS: Short Text Message; WHO: World Health Organization; GVAP: Global Vaccine Action Plan; EVAP: The WHO European Vaccine Action Plan. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/22423982.2020.1721983?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034463/pdf |
| ISSN | 12399736 |
| e-ISSN | 1797237X |
| DOI | 10.1080/22423982.2020.1721983 |
| Journal | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 79 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public, Environmental and Occupational Health Vaccinations Greenland Arctic Tuberculosis Measles Children |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology |
