Effectiveness of a community coalition for improving child vaccination rates in New York City

S.E. Findley, M. Irigoyen, M. Sanchez, M.S. Stockwell, M. Mejia, L. Guzman, R. Ferreira, O. Pena, S. Chen and R. Andres-Martinez

American Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 98, issue 11, 1959-1962

Abstract: We used a retrospective, matching, birth cohort design to evaluate a comprehensive, coalition-led childhood-immunization program of outreach, education, and reminders in a Latino, urban community. After we controlled for Latino ethnicity and Medicaid, we found that children enrolled in the program were 53% more likely to be up-to-date (adjusted odds ratio=1.53; 95% confidence interval=1.33, 1.75) and to receive timely immunizations than were children in the control group (t=3.91). The coalition-led, community-based immunization program was effective in improving on-time childhood immunization coverage.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.121046

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