United States private schools have higher rates of exemptions to school immunization requirements than public schools.
J Pediatr
; 165(1): 129-33, 2014 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare medical, religious, and personal belief immunization exemption rates between private and public schools in US. STUDYDESIGN:
Exemption rates were calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention School Immunization Assessment Surveys for the 2009-2010 school year excluding states with incomplete survey data. Standardized exemption rates weighted on enrollments in public and private schools were calculated. Differences in exemption rates between public and private schools were tested using Wilcoxon signed rank test.RESULTS:
The overall state exemption rate was higher in US private than public schools, 4.25% (SD 4.27) vs 1.91% (1.67), P = .0001 and private schools had higher exemption rates for all types of exemptions; medical 0.58% (0.71) vs 0.34% (0.34) respectively (P = .0004), religious 2.09% (3.14) vs 0.83% (1.05) respectively (P = .0001), and personal belief 6.10% (4.12) vs 2.79% (1.57), respectively (P = .006). Overall exemption rates were significantly higher in states that allowed personal belief exemptions.CONCLUSIONS:
Exemption rates were significantly higher in US private than in public schools. Children attending private schools may be at higher risk of vaccine-preventable diseases than public school children.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Instituciones Académicas
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Inmunización
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Vacunación
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Sector Público
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Sector Privado
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Política de Salud
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article