title: [Childhood immunization rate in families of various socioeconomic status in the town of Bytom].
abstract: The project of the study was to find out if the childhood immunization rate depends on the social economical status (SES) of the families. The analyzed data were obtained in a population based study performed in 2002 in the town Bytom. Data set included to the health questionnaire provided by families of 13998 children aged from 6-17 years (68% of eligible population. Almost all children (98.5%) attended obligatory vaccination in early childhood. Non-immunization rate (NIR) was associated with self reported SES ("poor": 2.7% NIR, "good": 0.7% NIR; p < 0.0001). Other correlates included family income (p < 0.0001), maternal education (p < 0.0001), and family size (p < 0.0001). The multivariate logistic analysis confirms the effect of SES variables on the childhood immunization rate.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Biostatystyki, Katedra Zdrowia Publicznego, Wydział Zdrowia Publicznego - SAM, Bytom.
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hubicki
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czech
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.forename: Jan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zejda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*