Immunization Levels and Risk Factors for Low Immunization Coverage Among Private Practices

Immunization levels and risk factors for low immunization coverage among private practices.

OBJECTIVES Previous studies have indicated that provider characteristics are an important determinant of immunization coverage. The objectives of this study were to: 1) assess immunization coverage levels among 2-year-old children receiving care in private practices in 3 California counties; and 2) evaluate practice and patient risk factors for low immunization coverage. STUDY DESIGN Cross-se...

Cluster sampling for immunization coverage.

The WHO/EPI cluster sampling method for immunization coverage surveys is part of the course for management training in EPI programmes. The application of this method, based on a framework of villages, is impractical in dispersed populations common in many countries in Africa. To make the method work under those circumstances leads to unacceptable bias, which tends to overestimate the real cover...

Improving immunization rates in private pediatric practices through physician leadership.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a physician-led quality improvement initiative can improve immunization rates in participating private practices. DESIGN Surveys of private pediatric practices at 6-month intervals over an 18-month period. SETTING Ten private pediatric practices in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va. PATIENTS Children aged 9 to 30 months attending the private practices. INTERV...

Immunization coverage in Bihar.

Standards for adult immunization practices.

Since the Standards for Adult Immunization Practices were first published in 1990, healthcare researchers and providers have learned important lessons on how to better achieve and maintain high vaccination rates in adults. The success rate of childhood immunization far exceeds the success rate of adult immunization. Thus, information and practices that will produce higher success rates for adul...