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

本研究的目的是确定与低免疫率和良好儿童保育有关的心理、社会学和其他因素。参加这项研究的母亲在分娩后不久接受了采访。该基线访谈包括母亲、父亲和婴儿的社会人口学特征信息；母亲的病史；家庭的社会心理特征；以及母亲的知识、信仰和做法，以及儿童保健、免疫和其他卫生保健做法。进行两次随访访谈，一次是在婴儿3-7个月大时，另一次是在婴儿7个月至1岁时。基线访谈中涉及的一些问题和主题（例如，关于免疫做法的感知社会规范）在3个月和7个月的访谈中重复进行。此外，在这些随访访谈中收集了卫生保健实践、医疗访问和免疫接种的结果数据。在为期3个月和7个月的面谈中获得的关于免疫接种和医疗访问的信息，通过检查确定的提供地点的医疗记录加以核实。数据收集完成。初步分析表明，约25%的婴儿在3个月大时没有及时更新，59%的婴儿在7个月大时没有及时更新。目前的工作重点是更深入地分析社会心理变量与免疫状况之间的关系。-免疫，儿童，队列-人类受试者和人类受试者：访谈，问卷调查或仅调查

The purpose of this study is to identify psychological, sociological and other factors associated with low rates of immunization and well child care. Mothers enrolled in the study are interviewed shortly after giving birth. This baseline interview includes information on sociodemographic characteristics of the mother, father and infant; the mothers medical history; psychosocial features of the family; and maternal knowledge, beliefs and practices surrounding well child care and immunizations and other health care practices. Two follow-up interviews are conducted, one when the infant is between 3-7 months of age and one when the infant is between seven months and one year of age. A number of questions and topics covered on the baseline interview (e.g., perceived social norms regarding immunization practices) are repeated in the three and seven month interviews. Additionally, outcome data on health care practices, medical visits, and immunizations are collected during these follow-up interviews. Information obtained in the three and seven month interviews on immunizations and medical visits is verified via inspection of medical records at the identified provider sites.Data collection is complete. Preliminary analyses show that approximately 25% of infants were not up to date at three months of age and 59% were not up to date at seven months of age. Current efforts are focused on more in-depth analyses of associations between psychosocial variables and immunization status. - immunization, childhood, cohort - Human Subjects & Human Subjects: Interview, Questionaires, or Surveys Only