A Middle School Immunization Law Rapidly and Substantially Increases Immunization Coverage Among Adolescents

Vaccine coverage during a school-based hepatitis B immunization program.

Ontario initiated a universal hepatitis B immunization program for grade seven students in the fall of 1994. An ecological study was conducted within seven health units of the Greater Toronto Area to assess vaccine coverage. The study population consisted of all grade seven students enrolled within schools in the participating health units, on October 1, 1994. There were 39,935 students enrolle...

Immunization Coverage in WHO Regions: A Review Article

  In 1974, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to ensure that all children have access to routinely recommended vaccines. Since then, global coverage with the four core vaccines (Bacille calmette guérin vaccine [for protection against tuberculosis], Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine [DTP], Polio vaccine, and Measles vaccine) has increase...

Use of public school immunization data to determine community-level immunization coverage.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether immunization data collected on a child's entry into kindergarten, i.e., Chicago Public School Immunization Data (PSID), was comparable to coverage levels determined by the National Immunization Survey (NIS) and to use these data to identify community areas with consistently low immunization coverage. METHODS The Chicago Department of Public Health obtained four ...

Immunization coverage in Bihar.

Immunization levels and risk factors for low immunization coverage among private practices.

OBJECTIVES Previous studies have indicated that provider characteristics are an important determinant of immunization coverage. The objectives of this study were to: 1) assess immunization coverage levels among 2-year-old children receiving care in private practices in 3 California counties; and 2) evaluate practice and patient risk factors for low immunization coverage. STUDY DESIGN Cross-se...