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Vaccine Coverage for United States Infants at Milestone Ages: Missed Opportunities for Vaccination. [PDF]

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 2016
We used a claims database to assess coverage for rotavirus (RV), diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines among infants in the United States. Similar coverage was seen until 7 months of age, after which RV coverage lagged. Missed opportunities for vaccination at well-child visits were found to vary by age.
Gebremeskel BG, Zhang D, Goveia MG, Marshall GS, O'Brien MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Using the 4 pillars™ practice transformation program to increase adult influenza vaccination and reduce missed opportunities in a randomized cluster trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background An evidence-based, step-by-step guide, the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program, was the foundation of an intervention to increase adult immunizations in primary care and was tested in a randomized controlled cluster trial.
Chyongchiou J. Lin, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Valory N. Pavlik, Anthony E. Brown, Song Zhang, Jonathan M. Raviotta, Krissy K. Moehling, Mary Hawk, Edmund M. Ricci, Donald B. Middleton, Suchita Patel, Jeannette E. South-Paul, Richard K. Zimmerman   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence and dynamics of missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Africa: applying systems thinking in a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2019
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) among children aged 0–23 months attending health-care facilities in Africa and explore the factors responsible for MOV using systems thinking. Research design and methods:
Abdu A. Adamu, Ahmed M. Sarki, Olalekan A. Uthman, Alison B. Wiyeh, Muktar A. Gadanya, Charles S. Wiysonge   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Routine childhood immunization coverage, timeliness, dropout, and missed opportunities in Northern Ghana: Evidence from a community-based survey in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health
Routine childhood immunization plays a crucial role in reducing vaccine-preventable diseases and child mortality. However, sustained progress requires not only high coverage but also timely administration, continuity across multi-dose schedules, and ...
Matthew Konlan, Chrysantus Kubio, Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Fuseini Mahama, Benedict Ofori Appiah, Michael Rockson Adjei, Oheneba Boadum, Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, Peter Gyamfi Kwarteng, Maxwell Oduro Yeboah, Hilarius Asiwome Kosi Abiwu   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Factors contributing to missed opportunities for human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescents, ages 11 to 13, in Iowa

Vaccine: X, 2022
Introduction: Rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination remain low and missed opportunities for HPV vaccination are widespread. Researchers have identified factors related to HPV vaccination, but less is known about missed opportunities.
Grace W. Ryan, Sarah S. Perry, Aaron Scherer, Mary E. Charlton, Sato Ashida, Paul A. Gilbert, Natoshia Askelson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccination Barriers in Brazil: Exploring Hesitancy, Access, and Missed Opportunities in a Cohort of Children (2017–2018)—National Vaccination Coverage Survey Results (2020–2021)

Vaccines
Background/Objectives: In recent years, Brazil has experienced declining vaccination coverage, raising concerns about vaccine hesitancy and barriers to access. This research analyzes the reasons for non-vaccination among children born in 2017 and 2018 in
Letícia Bezerra Faria, Ana Paula França, José Cássio de Moraes, Maria Rita Donalisio   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Missed Opportunities for Rotavirus Vaccination [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2019
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus remains an important cause of gastroenteritis and has been associated with the hospitalization of 34 to 53 per 10 000 children <5 years of age in the United States annually from 2008 to 2012. Rotavirus vaccines are underused compared with other routine vaccines.
Bethany K, Sederdahl, Walter A, Orenstein, Jumi, Yi, Evan J, Anderson, Robert A, Bednarczyk   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) to assess the implementation context of a quality improvement program to reduce missed opportunities for vaccination in Kano, Nigeria: a mixed methods study [PDF]

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2020
Abdu A Adamu, Olalekan A UTHMĀN, Muktar A Gadanya   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Trends in Vaccine Completeness in Children Aged 0–23 Months in Cape Town, South Africa

Vaccines, 2023
Background: We have previously determined that the occurrence of missed vaccination opportunities in children in Cape Town, South Africa, is shaped by both individual and contextual factors.
Duduzile Ndwandwe, Musawenkosi Ndlovu, Asanda Mayeye, Nomahlubi Luphondo, Ndivhuwo Muvhulawa, Yonela Ntamo, Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, Charles S. Wiysonge   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with Missed Opportunities for Vaccination among children in the first year of life at a tertiary health facility in Lagos

Annals of Health Research, 2020
Background: Low vaccination rates in children remain a major problem in resource-poor areas of the world. Missed opportunities for vaccination may be one of the important contributors to the menace.
Kehinde OA, Kuyinu YA, Odusanya OO
doaj   +1 more source