Effectiveness of Individually Tailored Calendars in Promoting Childhood Immunization in Urban Public Health Centers

M.W. Kreuter, C.A. Caburnay, J.J. Chen and M.J. Donlin

American Journal of Public Health, 2004, vol. 94, issue 1, 122-127

Abstract: Objectives. We examined the effectiveness of tailored calendars in increasing childhood immunization rates. Methods. Parents of babies aged birth to 1 year (n = 321) received individually tailored calendars promoting immunization from 2 urban public health centers. For each baby, an age- and sex-matched control was selected from the same center. Immunization status was tracked through age 24 months. Results. A higher proportion of intervention than of control babies were up to date at the end of a 9-month enrollment period (82% vs 65%, P

Date: 2004
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