Titre :
|
Uptake of Meningococcal Vaccine in Arizona Schoolchildren After Implementation of School-Entry Immunization Requirements. (2013)
|
Auteurs :
|
Jennifer-E SIMPSON ;
Deborah ALLWES ;
HILLS (Rebecca-A) : USA. University of Washington. School of Nursing. Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems. Seattle. WA. ;
RASMUSSEN (Lisa) : USA. Arizona Department of Health Services. Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Control. Arizona Immunization Program Office. Phoenix. AZ. ;
Scientific Technologies Corporation. Tucson. AZ. USA
|
Type de document :
|
Article
|
Dans :
|
Public health reports (vol. 128, n° 1, Janvier/Février 2013)
|
Pagination :
|
37-45
|
Langues:
|
Anglais
|
Mots-clés :
|
Vaccination
;
Vaccin
;
Enfant
;
Enfant 6 9 ans
;
Prévention santé
;
Bactériose
;
Infection
;
Amérique
;
Homme
;
Amérique du Nord
|
Résumé :
|
[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 8qR0xmro. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. Meningitis and bacteremia due to Neisseria meningitidis are rare but potentially deadly diseases that can be prevented with immunization. Beginning in 2008, Arizona school immunization requirements were amended to include immunization of children aged 11 years or older with meningococcal vaccine before entering the sixth grade. We describe patterns in meningococcal vaccine uptake surrounding these school-entry requirement changes in Arizona. Methods. We used immunization records from the Arizona State Immunization Information System (ASIIS) to compare immunization rates in 11-and 12-year-olds. We used principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis to identify and analyze demographic variables reported by the 2010 U.S. Census. Results. Adolescent meningococcal immunization rates in Arizona increased after implementation of statewide school-entry immunization requirements. The increase in meningococcal vaccination rates among 11-and 12-year-olds from 2007 to 2008 was statistically significant (p
|