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Contextualising missed opportunities for children’s vaccination: A theory-informed qualitative study in primary care settings in Cape Town, South Africa

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
This study aimed to explore the contextual factors that may be associated with missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) from the perspectives of healthcare providers and caregivers attending primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metro Health ...
Chukwudi A. Nnaji, Charles S. Wiysonge, Sara Cooper, Asanda Mayeye, Lucy Luphondo, Thobile Mabuya, Ntomboxolo Kalui, Maia Lesosky, Duduzile Ndwandwe   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F, Lammie, Patrick J, Priest, Jeffrey W, Scobie, Heather M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Systematic review on reducing missed opportunities for vaccinations in Latin America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) in Latin America and the effect of interventions targeting health systems, health workers, patients, and communities on MOV. Methods. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and LILACS electronic databases and relevant organizations were contacted ...
Malavika Tampi, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Kelly K. O’Brien, Martha Velandia-González, Romina Brignardello-Petersen   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Organised and opportunistic prevention in primary health care: estimation of missed opportunities by population based health interview surveys in Hungary

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Improvement of preventive services for adults can be achieved by opportunistic or organised methods in primary care. The unexploited opportunities of these approaches were estimated by our investigation.
János Sándor, Ildikó Tokaji, Nouh Harsha, Magor Papp, Róza Ádány, Árpád Czifra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household experience and costs of seeking measles vaccination in rural Guinea-Bissau. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Children younger than 12 months of age are eligible for childhood vaccines through the public health system in Guinea-Bissau. To limit open vial wastage, a restrictive vial opening policy has been implemented; 10-dose measles vaccine vials ...
Aaby, P, Balde, I, Benn, CS, Byberg, S, Enemark, U, Fisker, AB, Griffiths, UK, Rodrigues, A   +7 more
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Missed Opportunities for Influenza Vaccination in Children With Chronic Medical Conditions [PDF]

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2005
To assess the frequency and characteristics of missed opportunities for influenza immunization in children with chronic medical conditions and, among unimmunized children in that group, to explore parent-reported reasons for not vaccinating their child.Prospective cohort study.
Matthew F, Daley, Brenda L, Beaty, Jennifer, Barrow, Kellyn, Pearson, Lori A, Crane, Stephen, Berman, Allison, Kempe   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of Decision Support on Missed Opportunities for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014
Missed opportunities for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination are common, presenting a barrier to achieving widespread vaccine coverage and preventing infection.To compare the impact of clinician- versus family-focused decision support, none, or both on captured opportunities for HPV vaccination.Twelve-month cluster randomized controlled trial ...
Stephanie L, Mayne, Nathalie E, duRivage, Kristen A, Feemster, A Russell, Localio, Robert W, Grundmeier, Alexander G, Fiks   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

False Contraindications for Vaccinations Result in Sub-Optimal Vaccination Coverage in Quito, Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2022
Vaccination coverage in Ecuador has decreased since 2013, falling short of the World Health Organization’s vaccination goal. There are several causes for this deficiency in coverage, one of these are lost vaccination opportunities, which are caused when ...
Felipe Andrade-Guerrero, Adriana Tapia, Vinicio Andrade, Jorge Vásconez-González, José Andrade-Guerrero, Carlos Noroña-Calvachi, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Justin Yeager, Esteban Ortiz-Prado   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Any and Vaccine-Type Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Among 13-26-Year-Old Young Men After HPV Vaccine Introduction [PDF]

, 2018
PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine prevalence of and factors associated with any human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccine-type HPV among young men after vaccine introduction, stratified by vaccination status.
Bernstein, David I., Brown, Darron A., Chandler, Emmanuel, Ding, Lili, Franco, Eduardo L., Gorbach, Pamina, Kahn, Jessica A., Widdice, Lea E.   +7 more
core   +1 more source