Factors associated with improved immunization rates for urban minority preschool children

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1995 Sep;34(9):466-70. doi: 10.1177/000992289503400903.

Abstract

Urban, poor, preschool children are noted for having low immunization rates. To determine factors related to completion of immunization, vaccine records of 479 3-year-old children from an inner-city pediatric clinic were reviewed. Complete immunization was defined as four diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis doses, three oral polio vaccine doses, one measles-mumps-rubella dose, and one Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine dose. Seventy percent of our patients were up-to-date by 2 years of age. The administration of all age-appropriate vaccines at a single visit for patients 15 months and older, the establishment of a continuous primary-care relationship, earlier age at first immunization, and lower birth weight were significantly associated with higher immunization levels in our study.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Health Services*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Data Collection
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs*
  • Infant
  • Kentucky
  • Male
  • Measles Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
  • Minority Groups
  • Mumps Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / administration & dosage
  • Rubella Vaccine / administration & dosage
  • Urban Population
  • Vaccines, Combined / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
  • Measles Vaccine
  • Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
  • Mumps Vaccine
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral
  • Rubella Vaccine
  • Vaccines, Combined