Measuring the timeliness of childhood vaccinations: Using cohort data and routine health records to evaluate quality of immunisation services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To achieve full benefits of vaccination programmes, high uptake and timely receipt of vaccinations are required.

Objectives

To examine uptake and timeliness of infant and pre-school booster vaccines using cohort study data linked to health records.

Methods

We included 1782 children, born between 2000 and 2001, participating in the Millennium Cohort Study and resident in Wales, whose parents gave consent for linkage to National Community Child Health Database records at the age seven year contact. We examined age at receipt, timeliness of vaccination (early, on-time, delayed, or never), and intervals between vaccine doses, based on the recommended schedule for children at that time, of the following vaccines: primary (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), po

SUBMITTER: Walton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5720480 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature