CLINICAL ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE APPLICATION (CASA) AND IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE RATES

assessment of immunization coverage in iran

in an effort towards complying with the who,s global policy of achieving health for all by the year 2000 and also with the pledge made by the government of iran to that effect, a national headquarters has been set up to speed the implementation of the expanded programme on immunization (epi) in the country. this paper aims to report the results of evaluations made at various times since the beg...

Immunization coverage in Bihar.

Methods used for immunization coverage assessment in Canada, a Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study

Accurate and complete immunization data are necessary to assess vaccine coverage, safety and effectiveness. Across Canada, different methods and data sources are used to assess vaccine coverage, but these have not been systematically described. Our primary objective was to examine and describe the methods used to determine immunization coverage in Canada. The secondary objective was to compare ...

The association between influenza immunization coverage rates and hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia in Alberta.

BACKGROUND We compared regional coverage rates of influenza vaccination (composition in 1999/00 was A/Sydney-like A/Beijing-like B/Yamanashi-like and in 2000/01 was A/Moscow A/New Caledonia B/Beijing) to the rates, cost, and mortality for community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS We used the Pearson's correlation coefficient to establish linear associations between variables derived from Alberta ...

Coverage for the entire population: tackling immunization rates and disparities in Saskatoon Health Region.

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention, the Immunization Reminders Project, in terms of a) improving vaccination coverage rates for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) among 2-year-olds and b) ameliorating geographical disparities in early childhood immunization coverage. TARGET POPULATION All 14-month-old and 20-month-old children in Saskatoon Health Regio...