A middle school immunization law rapidly and substantially increases immunization coverage among adolescents
A middle school immunization law rapidly and substantially increases immunization coverage among adolescents
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.94.6.978
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发表时间:
2004-06-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Fishbein, D
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作者:
Averhoff, F;Linton, L;Fishbein, D
Objectives. This study assessed the effectiveness of a middle school vaccination requirement for raising second-dose measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and hepatitis B vaccine coverage among adolescents.Methods. Random-digit-dialed telephone surveys were conducted before (1998) and after (1999) the implementation of a vaccination requirement for entry into the seventh grade in San Diego, Calif.Results. Vaccination coverage was higher among children subject to the vaccination requirement (seventh-grade students; 60%) than among fifth- and sixth-grade students 1 year before the requirement (13%, P