Vaccine uptake in the Irish Travelling community: an audit of general practice records
Vaccine uptake in the Irish Travelling community: an audit of general practice records
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DOI：
10.1093/pubmed/fdw088
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Blumenfeld, T.
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作者：
Dixon, K. C.;Mullis, R.;Blumenfeld, T.
背景与一般人口相比，游民社区有很大的健康不平等。旅行者儿童的疫苗接种覆盖率估计是低的，旅行者是在更高的风险，疫苗可预防的疾病，由于他们的社会环境。方法审计的旅行者（n = 214）和非旅行者（n = 776）的儿童登记在英格兰的一般做法的疫苗接种史。绿色书儿童免疫接种时间表被用作参考standard.Results有显着较低的覆盖率为旅行者儿童相比，非旅行者儿童的所有疫苗接种的常规儿童免疫接种时间表。在所有的时间点完成的时间表的儿童的百分比显着较低的旅行者community.Conclusions有显着较低的摄取疫苗接种，因此旅行者的孩子应该有针对性的全科医生的追赶疫苗接种，以提高个人和当地群体免疫力的结果。
Background Compared to the general population, the Traveller community has substantial health inequalities. Vaccination coverage in Traveller children is estimated to be low and Travellers are at higher risk of vaccine-preventable diseases due to their social circumstances.Methods Audit of vaccination history of Traveller ( n = 214) and non-Traveller ( n = 776) children registered at a general practice in England. The Green Book childhood immunization schedule was used as a reference standard.Results There was significantly lower coverage for Traveller children compared to non-Traveller children for all vaccinations in the routine childhood immunization schedule. The percentage of children completing the schedule at all time points was significantly lower in the Traveller community.Conclusions Traveller communities have significantly lower uptake of vaccinations, and therefore Travellers' children should be targeted by general practitioners for catch-up vaccination to improve outcomes for individuals and local herd immunity.