Association between a single mother family and childhood undervaccination, and mediating effect of household income: a nationwide, prospective birth cohort from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although childhood undervaccination among single mother families is a concern for child healthcare, their association is still under debate. This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal marital status and the risk of childhood undervaccination and determine the mediating effect of household income.

Methods

We utilised prospective birth cohort from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS). Of 104,062 foetal records (children) from 97,413 mothers, 82,462 that included mothers recruited between 2011 and 2014, were analysed. Childhood undervaccination was defined as not having been vaccinated with at least one routine vaccine. A log-binomial regression analysis was used to estimate the risk ratio (RR) for the association between maternal m

SUBMITTER: Kuroda H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8764848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature