title: Injection sites utilized for DPT immunizations in infants.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the site utilized by nurses for administering Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Pertussis (DPT) injections to infants under 7 months of age. Twenty-six of the 28 agencies identified in a metropolitan area as administering DPT injections chose to participate in the study. Those individuals administering DPT injections in the agencies completed a questionnaire with a return rate of 69% (n = 55). Forty-four participants indicated that they used the anterolateral thigh, the recommended site, 100% of the time. The participants in the study administered a total of 1,453 DPT injections per month. Eighty-seven percent of those injections were administered in the anterolateral thigh, 3.6% were given in the deltoid, 5.1% were given in the dorsal gluteal, and 4% were given in the ventrogluteal. The estimated proportion of DPT injections administered at the correct site was 84.65% which is much lower than the critical value 94.06% for alpha = .05 (p less than .00001).
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine