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- Title
Progress in Coverage With Hepatitis B Vaccine Among US Children, 1994-1997.
- Authors
Yusuf, Hussain R.; Coronado, Victor G.; Averhoff, Francisco A.; Maes, Edmond E.; Rodewald, Lance E.; Battaglia, Michael P.; Mahoney, Francis J.
- Abstract
Objectives. This study was done to assess progress in hepatitis B vaccination of children from 1994 through 1997. Methods. We used data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS), a random-digit-dialed telephone survey that includes a mail survey to verify vaccination providers' records. The NIS is conducted in 78 geographic areas (50 states and 28 selected urban areas) in the United States. Results. A total of 32 433 household interviews were completed in the 1997 NIS. An estimated 83.7% of children aged 19 to 35 months received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine. Coverage with 3 doses was greater (86.7%) among children in states that had day care entry requirements for hepatitis B vaccination than among children in states without such requirements (83.0%) and was greater among children from families with incomes at or above the poverty level (85.0%) than among children below the poverty level (80.6%). Hepatitis B vaccination of children increased from 1994 through 1996, from 41% to 84%, but coverage reached a constant level of 84% to 85% in 1996/97. Conclusion. Although substantial progress has been made in fully vaccinating children against hepatitis B, greater efforts are needed to ensure that all infants receive 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine. (Am J Public Health. 1999;89: 1684-1689)
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEPATITIS B vaccines; VACCINATION of children
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1999, Vol 89, Issue 11, p1684
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.89.11.1684