Journal article

Inequalities in childhood vaccination timing and completion in London

Most children received their primary series according to schedule.

Timeliness differences persisted for some ethnicities after adjusting for deprivation and area.

Children unvaccinated at one year were unlikely to complete their course by five years of age.

Starting but not completing the vaccine course (drop-out) is an issue for some ethnic groups.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2018

Publisher

Elsevier

Journal

Science Direct

Volume

45

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Data

Countries

  • United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

Tags

  • Data quality
  • Data reporting
  • Immunization information systems
  • Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)

WHO Regions

  • European Region