title: Hepatitis B vaccination coverage of Vietnamese children in south-western Sydney.
abstract: Vaccination coverage since the selective hepatitis B vaccination of neonates of high-risk group program introduced in 1987, was measured in 658 children from 301 Vietnamese families living in the south-western Sydney. The vaccination rate of children born after the introduction of the program was twice that of children born before its implementation (OR = 2.00, 95% CI 1.65-2.42). The shorter the mother's duration of residency in Australia, the more likely her children were to be fully vaccinated (OR = 2.49, 95% CI 2.43-2.62). A catch-up vaccination program of older siblings is required to assist the public health strategy to reduce the morbidity and mortality from hepatitis B viral infection.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Services Management, University of New South Wales, Kensington.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McLaws
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010290:Parents; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines