Timeliness of routine immunization in a population-based Italian cohort of very preterm infants: Results of the ACTION follow-up project

Highlights • We measured the timeliness of routine immunizations in a cohort of very preterm infants. • We found a lower immunization coverage than in the general population. • We also found a significant delay in starting immunizations. • Low birth weight affected the likelihood to timely start imm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2014-02, Vol.32 (7), p.793-799
Hauptverfasser:	Tozzi, Alberto E, Piga, Simone, Corchia, Carlo, Di Lallo, Domenico, Carnielli, Virgilio, Chiandotto, Valeria, Fertz, Maria Cristina, Miniaci, Silvana, Rusconi, Franca, Cuttini, Marina
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Allergy and Immunology Applied microbiology Babies Biological and medical sciences Birth weight Chickenpox Vaccine - administration & dosage Children & youth Confidence intervals Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine - administration & dosage Families & family life Female Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Guideline Adherence Haemophilus Vaccines - administration & dosage Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Immunization Immunization age Immunization rate Immunization Schedule Infant Infant, Premature Infants Intensive care Italy Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - administration & dosage Meningococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Microbiology Neisseria meningitidis Parents & parenting Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - administration & dosage Population Premature birth Preterm infants Proportional Hazards Models Public health Respiratory diseases Siblings Streptococcus pneumoniae Surgery Time Factors Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects) Vaccines, Combined - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We measured the timeliness of routine immunizations in a cohort of very preterm infants. • We found a lower immunization coverage than in the general population. • We also found a significant delay in starting immunizations. • Low birth weight affected the likelihood to timely start immunizations. • Children born to employed parents were immunized earlier.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.12.044