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- Title
Effectiveness of a Community Coalition for Improving Child Vaccination Rates in New York City.
- Authors
Findley, Sally E.; Irigoyen, Matilde; Sanchez, Martha; Stockwell, Melissa S.; Mejia, Miriam; Guzman, Letty; Ferreira, Richard; Pena, Oscar; Chen, Shaofu; Andres-Martinez, Raquel
- Abstract
We used a retrospective, matching, birth cohort design to evaluate a comprehensive, coalition-led childhood immunization program of outreach, education, and reminders in a Latino, urban community. After we controlled for Latino ethnicity and Medicaid, we found that children enrolled in the program were 53% more likely to be up-to-date (adjusted odds ratio=1.53; 95% confidence interval = 1.33, 1.75) and to receive timely immunizations than were children in the control group (t=3.91). The coalition-led, community-based immunization program was effective in improving on-time childhood immunization coverage. [Am J Public Health. 2008;98:1959-1962. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.121046)
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); IMMUNIZATION of children; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; VACCINATION; COMMUNITY health services; CHILDREN'S health; HEALTH outcome assessment; MEDICAID
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2008, Vol 98, Issue 11, p1959
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2007.121046