Impact of school vaccination mandates on pediatric vaccination coverage: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mandated vaccination for school attendance is a growing strategy internationally. Our aim was to investigate the effects of implementing school vaccination mandates on pediatric population vaccine coverage.

Methods

In this systematic review, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) and the PAIS Index for empirical studies of implementation of a primary or secondary school vaccination requirement published in any language through March 2019 with vaccination rates as an outcome. We sought additional studies by consulting experts, reference lists and grey literature sources. Included studies were too heterogeneous for meta-analysis; thus, we extracted data using a standardized rubric and synthesized the results narrativel

SUBMITTER: Greyson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6703989 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature