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”计划的一部分 旨在增加婴儿和儿童比例的研究 在哥伦比亚特区，年龄合适的人已经接种了疫苗 发展起来的。这一研究项目包括流行病学和 干预(疗效)研究。第一阶段的研究包括需求 除研究审查外，还进行评估和可行性研究 3岁和7岁时免疫状况的决定因素(出生时测量) 几个月大的孩子。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、医疗保健人员 提供程序和管理员。研究计划是用来开发的 来自调查人员所代表的各种视角的投入 拟议中的研究有可能受益于一种独特的 流行病学、行为科学和公共卫生与健康的融合 关爱实践。我们的目的是开发干预措施并确定 与市中心公共卫生实践相关的决定因素 在美国各地。 本报告侧重于第一阶段流行病学研究。

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.