Article de revue
Varicella vaccine uptake in Shandong Province, China
Vaccination coverage surveys - Publication
abstract: Varicella vaccine has been licensed in China for decade
to be used as single dose in children aged ≥ 12 mo of age in
private sector. Little data were available on varicella uptake to
date in China yet. A cross-sectional study was conducted in
Shandong Province in May 2011 to examine varicella vaccination
coverage among children aged 16-40 mo and examine factors
associated with varicella vaccine uptake. The overall coverage
among children eligible for varicella vaccine was 62% (range
16.7-94.7% by county), much lower than the coverage of the eight
vaccines included in the national immunization program (all above
97%). Though proximity to immunization services (
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2012
Journal
Hum Vacc Immunother
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Gestion de programme
Pays
- Chine
Mots-clés
- Coverage monitoring
- Home-based records
- Performance monitoring
Régions de l'OMS
- Région du Pacifique occidental
Références sur le sujet
COV-SURVEY-PUBS