PMID: 8604262Mar 1, 1996Paper

Assessment of immunization compliance among children in the Department of Defense health care system

Pediatrics
J O Lopreiato, M C Ottolini

Abstract

To describe immunization rates among children enrolled in the Department of Defense health care system and to determine risk factors for delay. Cross-sectional survey of immunization records and demographic characteristics among parents of children presenting for acute care at seven pediatric clinics operated by the Department of Defense. Subjects were 1977 children aged 2 months to 18 years. Immunizaion rates were measured for various age strata from infancy to adolescence. The overall immunization rates was 84% By age 2 years, 86% of patients had received four diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, three oral polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines. At school entry, 87% of children were fully immunized for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and MMF. However, only 50% of adolescents were up-to-date, primarily because of failure to receive booster doses of MMR. Seventy-nine percent of parents whose children were delayed thought that they were up-to-date. Factors associated with immunization delay included incorrect parental perception of immunization status, failure to keep routine health maintenance visits, and non-white race. Socioeconomic status, parental education level, access to care, and family mo...Continue Reading

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