LACK OF AGE APPROPRIATE IMMUNIZATION AMONG INFANTS BORN IN DISTRIC OF COLUMBIA

作为“NIH/DC降低婴儿死亡率倡议”的一部分， 旨在增加婴儿和儿童 在哥伦比亚特区， 开发 这项研究计划包括流行病学和 干预（疗效）研究。 第一阶段研究包括需要 评估和可行性研究，以及研究 3岁和7岁时免疫状况的决定因素（出生时测量） 月龄。 这一阶段的调查结果将用于规划 并在第二阶段进行干预研究。 调查人员包括流行病学家，行为科学家，卫生保健 供应商和管理员。 该研究计划是与 来自调查人员所代表的各种观点的投入 而拟议的研究有可能受益于一个独特的 流行病学、行为科学、公共卫生和健康 护理实践。 我们的目的是制定干预措施， 与内城公共卫生实践相关的决定因素 在美国各地。 本报告重点介绍I期流行病学研究。

As part of the "NIH/DC Initiative to Reduce Infant Mortality" a program of research aimed at increasing the proportion of infants and children in the District of Columbia who are age-appropriately immunized has been developed. This program of research includes both epidemiologic and intervention (efficacy) studies. The phase I studies include needs assessment and feasibility studies in addition to a study examining determinants (as measured at birth) of immunization status at 3 and 7 months of age. The findings from this phase will be used in the planning and execution of an intervention study in phase II. Investigators include epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, health care providers and administrators. The program of research was developed with input from the variety of perspectives represented by the investigators and the proposed studies have the potential to benefit from a unique blend of epidemiology, behavioral science, and public health and health care practice. It is our intent to develop interventions and identify determinants that are relevant to public health practice in inner cities across the US. This report focuses on the phase I epidemiologic studies.