Persistent Disparities in Immunization Rates for the Seven-Vaccine Series Among Infants 19–35 Months in the United States

Objective: The seven-vaccine series protects infants from several preventable diseases, yet disparities in its use remain in the United States. Methods: We assessed the seven-vaccine immunization rate and its predictors in infants 19–35 months using the National Immunization Survey from 2009 to 2018...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Ansh A., Desai, Raj P., Alcalá, Héctor E., Balkrishnan, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7990564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0127
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author Kulkarni, Ansh A.
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description Objective: The seven-vaccine series protects infants from several preventable diseases, yet disparities in its use remain in the United States. Methods: We assessed the seven-vaccine immunization rate and its predictors in infants 19–35 months using the National Immunization Survey from 2009 to 2018. Results: The seven-vaccine series rate was 72.8%, well short of the healthy people 2020 target of 90%. African American infants, infants born to mothers with less than high school education, and infants in families with an income below poverty were less likely to get the complete series. Conclusion: Disparities still exist in protecting infants from preventable diseases in the United States.
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spelling pubmed-79905642021-03-25 Persistent Disparities in Immunization Rates for the Seven-Vaccine Series Among Infants 19–35 Months in the United States Kulkarni, Ansh A. Desai, Raj P. Alcalá, Héctor E. Balkrishnan, Rajesh Health Equity Short Report Objective: The seven-vaccine series protects infants from several preventable diseases, yet disparities in its use remain in the United States. Methods: We assessed the seven-vaccine immunization rate and its predictors in infants 19–35 months using the National Immunization Survey from 2009 to 2018. Results: The seven-vaccine series rate was 72.8%, well short of the healthy people 2020 target of 90%. African American infants, infants born to mothers with less than high school education, and infants in families with an income below poverty were less likely to get the complete series. Conclusion: Disparities still exist in protecting infants from preventable diseases in the United States. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7990564/ /pubmed/33778316 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0127 Text en © Ansh A. Kulkarni et al., 2021; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Persistent Disparities in Immunization Rates for the Seven-Vaccine Series Among Infants 19–35 Months in the United States
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7990564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0127
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