Determinants of incomplete vaccination in children at age two in France: results from the nationwide ELFE birth cohort.

ABSTRACT: Incomplete vaccination in the pediatric population is a growing public health issue in high-income countries, but its determinants are poorly understood. Their identification is necessary to design target actions that can improve vaccination uptake. Our aim was to assess the determinants of incomplete vaccination in two-year-old children in France. Among the 18,329 children included in the 2011 ELFE French nationwide population-based birth cohort, we selected those for whom vaccination status was available at age two years. Incomplete vaccination was defined as ≥ 1 missing dose of recommended vaccines. Potential determinants of incomplete vaccination were identified by using logistic regression, taking into account attrition and missing data. Of the 5,740 (31.3%) children analyzed, 46.5% (

SUBMITTER: Jacques M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9768772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature