Missed hepatitis B birth dose vaccine is a risk factor for incomplete vaccination at 18 and 24 months.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether missing the HepB birth dose vaccine is a risk factor for incomplete vaccination later in childhood.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of infants born over one year at an academic medical center. The "not vaccinated at birth" group consisted of all infants who did not receive the HepB birth dose vaccine by seven days of life, while the "vaccinated at birth" group included infants who did receive the birth dose. The primary outcome was vaccination status at 18 months of age, determined from the state vaccination registry.

Results

Infants "not vaccinated at birth" had lower vaccination rates. At 18 months, 44% of the "vaccinated at birth" group received all recommended vaccines, compared with 23% of the "not vaccinated at birth

SUBMITTER: Wilson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023333 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature