DEVELOPMENT OF A VACCINE TRACKING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE RATE OF AGE-APPROPRIATE PRIMARY IMMUNIZATION IN CHILDREN OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS

Authors
ABRAMSON JS OSHEA TM RATLEDGE DL LAWLESS MR GIVNER LB
Citation
Js. Abramson et al., DEVELOPMENT OF A VACCINE TRACKING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE RATE OF AGE-APPROPRIATE PRIMARY IMMUNIZATION IN CHILDREN OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS, The Journal of pediatrics, 126(4), 1995, pp. 583-586
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
126
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
583 - 586
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)126:4<583:DOAVTS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to determine the effective ness of an immunization tracking system designed to increase the numbe r of infants of lower socioeconomic status who receive their primary s eries of vaccinations at age-appropriate times, By 7 months of age, 91 % (274/301) of the infants in the intervention group were up-to-date o n their primary series of vaccinations versus 72% (214/296) of the inf ants in the control group (p <0.0001). The estimated cost of follow-up for each infant in the intervention group was $18.05.