Abstract
Vaccination coverage in a representative sample of children under 3 years of age in Catalonia (Spain) was studied. Parents of children selected were contacted and asked for the child's vaccination card. A total of 630 children were included, of whom 570 were indigenous and 60 immigrants. Primary vaccination coverage was 96.5% for indigenous and 85% for immigrant children (p = 0.0001), while the coverage of primary vaccination plus booster doses was 88.6% in indigenous and 78.3% in immigrant children (p = 0.02). Efforts should be made to increase primary vaccination coverage in immigrant children and booster dose coverage in both indigenous and immigrant children.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3240-3243 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 16 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 20 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Immigrant
- Vaccination coverage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Virology
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- General Veterinary