| Vaccination Status in School Entry Aged-Children and Associated Factors on Timeliness of Vaccinations |
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진선미1, 이석구2 |
1대전광역시 유성구 보건소
2충남대학교 |
| 도시지역 초등학교 입학생의 예방접종 실태와 적기 예방접종 관련 요인 |
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진선미1, 이석구2 |
1대전광역시 유성구 보건소
2충남대학교 |
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| Abstract |
Objectives
This study was designed to investigate the vaccination status and associated factors on timeliness of vaccine administration among school-entry aged children-selected Yuseong district, Daejeon, 2005.
Methods
This study was based on data collected in February to March 2005. The subjects of survey was total 3,748 children. Among them, 3,458 children were selected final analysis. The parents of subjects answered the structured questionnares developed by reseacher with personal self-administration. This study examined the relationship between timeliness of vaccinations and characteristics of parents, vaccination- related knowledge, attitudes, vaccination providers using multipe logistic regression. The dependent variables were timeliness of DTaP3 vaccination and MMR1 vaccination.
Results
The timeliness of vaccine administration was 80.3% in BCG, 89.5% in HepB1, 89.1% in HepB2, 92.7% in DTaP1, 86.4% in DTaP2, 74.2% in DTaP3, 68.8% in DTaP4, 93.8% in DTaP5, 92.7% in Polio1, 86.5% in Polio2, 74.1% in Polio3, 68.1% in Polio4, 67.7% in MMR1, 91.1% in MMR2. Factors associated with receiving DTaP3 vaccination as recommended were utilizing the private clinics and hospitals, keeping the immunization record, having a good knowledge of vaccination, having pediatric clinics in 1km distance, in case MMR1 vaccination were having a father younger than 40years, utilizing health center.
Conclusions
For decreasing preventable disease outbreak by increasing timeliness of
vaccinations, health centers have to cooperate with private clinics for keeping personal
immunization record. Also, it is necessary to find and settle the socio-economical and
psychosocial factors in low timeliness of vaccinations.
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| Key Words:
school aged-children, timeliness of vaccination, immunization record |
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