A statewide hepatitis B vaccination program for school children in Hawaii: vaccination series completion and participation rates over consecutive school years.
Public Health Rep
; 118(2): 127-33, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The authors assessed a statewide school-based Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination program for preadolescents in Hawaii over three consecutive school years. Factors assessed included number of schools and students participating and number of students receiving three doses of hepatitis B vaccine.METHODS:
Records of the program, which targeted 4th and/or 5th graders in public and private schools, were reviewed for the period from 1996 to 1999.RESULTS:
The proportion of participating schools increased from 76% of all schools in the state in School Year 1 to 94% in School Year 3. The proportion of children with completed consent forms who received three doses of HepB vaccine at school exceeded 80% throughout the project. In School Year 1, 10,003 (70%) of 14,333 children enrolled at participating schools received three vaccine doses in school; however, this proportion declined over subsequent school years to 51% (7,722/15,013) in School Year 2 and 24% (7,344/30,429) in School Year 3. A survey of 477 parents not consenting to school vaccination indicated that 84% of their children completed the vaccine series at a private provider office.CONCLUSION:
Statewide school-based HepB vaccination campaigns for at-risk populations can result in a majority of children in targeted age groups receiving three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, though declining participation may be observed as uptake in the private sector increases.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios de Salud Escolar
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Vacunas contra Hepatitis B
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Programas de Inmunización
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Hepatitis B
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Rep
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica