title: Second-dose varicella vaccination coverage in children and adolescents in a managed care organization in California, 2006-2009.
abstract: We assessed trends of second-dose varicella-containing vaccine coverage among children and adolescents in Kaiser Permanente Southern California health plan since the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendation of 2-dose varicella vaccination in 2006. The overall second-dose coverage increased rapidly from 42.1% in 2007 to 74.6% in 2009. The increasing trend was observed in all strata defined by age and race/ethnicity, with the highest coverage among children aged 5 to 6 years old. However, non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity and living in a neighborhood with higher education level were inversely associated with the second-dose uptake.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA. rulin.c.hechter@kp.org
authors.forename: Rulin C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hechter
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Qiaowu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Hung-Fu
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007117:Immunization, Secondary / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine