[Vaccine coverage for 10-11 year-old children in Finistère, France in 2004: comparison with national average].
Within the context of a cross-sectional survey to study the health status of 10 & 11-year-olds in Finistere (western France) in 2004, their vaccination status was also investigated. A random sample of 1003 children was selected, and 992 completed questionnaires were returned in response to the status of tuberculosis vaccination. 67% of children's cases corresponded to the acceptable vaccination status according to the French 1990 guidelines, including the BCG test. Prime injections were correctly carried out (ranging from 95% for measles to 97.7% for trivalent diphtheria, tetanus, and poliomyelitis [DTP] vaccines). Vaccine coverage rates were seen to decrease with the follow-up doses of injections required: 89% for the fourth dose of pertusis (whooping cough) vaccine and 91.9% for the fifth does of DTP. Coverage was remarkably lower for the third dose of hepatitis B vaccine and the second dose of trivalent measles, mumps, and rubella which have both been recommended later in France. The community and living environment (urban & rural) is a common factor found closely associated with vaccination compliance and coverage rates. For the most part, the vaccination rates for these children in Finistère were higher than the national ones.
MSc Service de Santé Publique, CHU de Brest, France.
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D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*