A method for measuring the effect of certified electronic health record technology on childhood immunization status scores among Medicaid managed care network providers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103567
Abstract: Objective To provide a methodology for estimating the effect of U.S.-based Certified Electronic Health Records Technology (CEHRT) implemented by primary care physicians (PCPs) on a Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measure for childhood… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; childhood immunization; technology; health ... See more keywords
The omics strategy: the use of systems vaccinology to characterize immune responses to childhood immunization
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DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2093193
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Vaccines have had a transformative impact on child health. Despite this impact, the immunological processes involved in protective responses are not entirely understood and vaccine development has been largely empirical. Recent technological advances… read more here.
Keywords: omics strategy; vaccinology; systems vaccinology; childhood immunization ... See more keywords
Spatial-temporal patterns of childhood immunization in New Zealand (2006-2017): an improving pattern but not for all?
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa225
Abstract: BACKGROUND Declining childhood immunization represents a serious public health problem globally and in New Zealand. To guide efforts to increase immunization coverage, this study monitors nationwide change in immunization coverage since the introduction of the… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; immunization; immunization coverage; childhood immunization ... See more keywords
Impact of antenatal care visits on childhood immunization: a propensity score-matched analysis using nationally representative survey.
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DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab124
Abstract: BACKGROUND Evidence has suggested a relationship between antenatal care (ANC) visits and childhood immunization coverage. However, evaluating its impact using observational data suffers from the problem of selection bias. Hence, we adopted propensity score-matched (PSM)… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; childhood immunization; impact; analysis ... See more keywords
Incomplete childhood immunization in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4137-7
Abstract: BackgroundUnder-five mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa despite global decline. One quarter of these deaths are preventable through interventions such as immunization. The aim of this study was to examine the independent effects of individual-,… read more here.
Keywords: incomplete childhood; immunization; childhood immunization; immunization nigeria ... See more keywords
Determinants of complete immunization among senegalese children aged 12–23 months: evidence from the demographic and health survey
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4493-3
Abstract: BackgroundThe expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) is one of the most cost-effective interventions to reduce childhood mortality and morbidity. However, determinants of childhood immunization have not been well studied in Senegal. Thus, the aim of… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; children aged; childhood immunization; survey ... See more keywords
Barriers to childhood immunization in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09169-4
Abstract: Immunization to prevent infectious diseases is a core strategy to improve childhood health as well as survival. It remains a challenge for some African countries to attain the required childhood immunization coverage. We aim at… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; childhood immunization; sub saharan; health ... See more keywords
Differential achievements in childhood immunization across geographical regions of Pakistan: analysis of wealth-related inequality
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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0837-6
Abstract: BackgroundChildhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective interventions for child health. Still, many children are not able to receive completed immunization status. Wealth – related inequality in immunization is considered a major reason for… read more here.
Keywords: wealth related; immunization; childhood immunization; inequality ... See more keywords
Determinants of incomplete childhood immunization among children aged 12–23 months in Dabat district, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case- control study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274501
Abstract: Background Despite the effort to increase access to routine immunization, majority of children in low-resource countries including Ethiopia are still either unvaccinated or under-vaccinated. In Ethiopia for the past four decades, the completion rate of… read more here.
Keywords: immunization; vaccination; childhood immunization; study ... See more keywords
We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us: Falling Childhood Immunization Rates
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DOI: 10.18043/ncm.82.2.122
Abstract: Significant outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease have occurred in communities, schools, and populations that share at least one characteristic: a lower than expected immunization rate for age. This cannot be attributed simply to vaccine refusal, hesitancy,… read more here.
Keywords: childhood immunization; immunization; falling childhood; immunization rates ... See more keywords
Subnational Gender Inequality and Childhood Immunization: An Ecological Analysis of the Subnational Gender Development Index and DTP Coverage Outcomes across 57 Countries
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10111951
Abstract: The role of gender inequality in childhood immunization is an emerging area of focus for global efforts to improve immunization coverage and equity. Recent studies have examined the relationship between gender inequality and childhood immunization… read more here.
Keywords: gender inequality; subnational gender; childhood immunization; gender ... See more keywords