Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST g0fxR0xu. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of childhood moves and foreign birth on vaccination coverage among Latino children in New York City. Methods. Vaccination coverage was assessed in a survery of 314 children younger than 5 years at 2 immunization clinics. Results. Forty-seven percent of the study children had moved abroad. After adjustment for health insurince, regular source of care, and couatry of birth, child moves had no independem effect on vaccination coverage. Foreign-born children had diphtheria pettaxcis letanus, oral polio vaccine, and oceaslesmumps-rubella vaccination coverage rates similar to those of US-born children, but they were undermmunized un regard to Haemophilus influeniae type b and hepatitis B. Conclusions. Foreign birth, but not childhood moves, is a barrier to vaccinations among low-income urban Latino children.
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