Effect of food coupon incentives on timely completion of DTP immunization series in children from a low-income area in Karachi, Pakistan: A longitudinal intervention study
Effect of food coupon incentives on timely completion of DTP immunization series in children from a low-income area in Karachi, Pakistan: A longitudinal intervention study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.02.061
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发表时间：
2010-04-26
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影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Omer, S. B.
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作者：
Chandir, S.;Khan, A. J.;Omer, S. B.
这项研究引入了食品/药品券作为对婴儿母亲访问低社会经济地区扩大免疫计划（EPI）中心的激励措施。比较干预组和对照组之间白喉、破伤风和百日咳联合疫苗 (DTP) 系列免疫的及时完成率 与无激励组相比，激励组中 18 周龄时的 DTP 最新免疫覆盖率增加了两倍 (RR 2 20, 95% CI 1 95-2.48, p < 0001) 虽然提高免疫覆盖率是一个复杂的结构和行为问题过程中，食品/药品优惠券可以提高发展中国家的常规免疫覆盖率。 (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd 版权所有
This study introduced food/medicine vouchers as an incentive to mothers of infants visiting Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) centers in a low socio-economic area. The timely completion of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines combined (DTP) series immunization rates between intervention and control cohorts were compared The DTP up-to-date immunization coverage at 18 weeks of age increased two-fold (RR 2 20, 95% CI 1 95-2.48, p < 0001) in the incentive cohort compared to the no-incentive cohort While increasing immunization coverage is a complex structural and behavioral process, food/medicine coupon may Improve routine immunization coverage in developing countries. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved