Hepatitis B vaccination coverage of Vietnamese children in south-western Sydney |
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Authors: | LP Lam ML McLaws |
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Affiliation: | School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, Kensington. |
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Abstract: | Vaccination coverage since the selective hepatitis B vaccination of neonates of high-risk group program introduced in 1987, was measured in 658 children from 301 Vietnamese families living in the south-western Sydney. The vaccination rate of children born after the introduction of the program was twice that of children born before its implementation (OR = 2.00, 95% CI 1.65-2.42). The shorter the mother's duration of residency in Australia, the more likely her children were to be fully vaccinated (OR = 2.49, 95% CI 2.43-2.62). A catch-up vaccination program of older siblings is required to assist the public health strategy to reduce the morbidity and mortality from hepatitis B viral infection. |
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