Timeliness of Childhood Immunizations

A State-Specific Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID11024334
AuthorsElizabeth T Luman (Elizabeth T. Luman, Lawrence E. Barker, and Mary Mason McCauley are with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth T. Luman and Carolyn Drews-Botsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta.), Lawrence E Barker (Elizabeth T. Luman, Lawrence E. Barker, and Mary Mason McCauley are with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth T. Luman and Carolyn Drews-Botsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta.), Lawrence Barker (The Centers), Mary Mason McCauley (Elizabeth T. Luman, Lawrence E. Barker, and Mary Mason McCauley are with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth T. Luman and Carolyn Drews-Botsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta.), Carolyn Drews‐Botsch (0000-0002-8763-7404, The Centers), Carolyn Drews-Botsch (Elizabeth T. Luman, Lawrence E. Barker, and Mary Mason McCauley are with the National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth T. Luman and Carolyn Drews-Botsch are with the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta.)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue8
Pages1367-1374
Publication date2005-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.046284
PMID16043668
PMCIDPMC1449368
OpenAlexW2126285362
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited8

Objective. We examined the timeliness of vaccine administration among children aged 24 to 35 months for each state of the United States and the District of Columbia. Methods. We analyzed the timeliness of vaccinations in the 2000–2002 National Immunization Survey. We used a modified Bonferroni adjustment to compare a reference state with all other states. Results. Receipt of all vaccinations as recommended ranged from 2% (Mississippi) to 26% (Massachusetts), with western states having less timeliness than eastern states. Conclusions. Vaccination coverage measures usually focus on the number of vaccinations accumulated by specified ages. Our analysis of timeliness of administration shows that children rarely receive all vaccinations as recommended. State health departments can use timeliness of vaccinations along with other measures to determine children’s susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases and to evaluate the quality of vaccination programs. States can use the modified Bonferroni comparison to appropriately compare their results with other states

Administration (probate law) · Bonferroni correction · Environmental health · Family medicine · Immunization · Receipt · Statistics · Vaccination · Bacterial Infections and Vaccines · Demography · Immunology · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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