title: Vaccination coverage in indigenous and immigrant children under 3 years of age in Catalonia (Spain).
abstract: Vaccination coverage in a representative sample of children under 3 years of age in Catalonia (Spain) was studied. Parents of children selected were contacted and asked for the child's vaccination card. A total of 630 children were included, of whom 570 were indigenous and 60 immigrants. Primary vaccination coverage was 96.5% for indigenous and 85% for immigrant children (p=0.0001), while the coverage of primary vaccination plus booster doses was 88.6% in indigenous and 78.3% in immigrant children (p=0.02). Efforts should be made to increase primary vaccination coverage in immigrant children and booster dose coverage in both indigenous and immigrant children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Trav. de les Corts 131-159, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. eva.borras@gencat.net
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borràs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batalla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cardeñosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nebot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plasencia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salleras
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*