title: Evaluation of adult dTPaP vaccination coverage in France: experience in Lyon city, 2010-2011.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Compliance with official recommendations can be assessed by evaluating vaccination coverage (VC) in populations. The main objective of our study was to assess VC of adults against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and pertussis (dTPaP) according to age. The second objective was to explore if vaccination status could be confirmed by documentation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in 680 adults consulting for biological examination in private laboratories in Lyon (France) to evaluate VC for diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and pertussis (dTPaP) and enabled reported vaccinations to be compared with documented, confirmed vaccinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Verification of documented, confirmed vaccinations disclosed VC of 78.7% for tetanus, 63.6% for poliomyelitis, 57.8% for diphtheria and 10.7% for pertussis. Comparison of confirmed and self-reported vaccinations revealed that a large percentage of people who thought that they were vaccinated were not. VC significantly decreased with age for diphtheria and poliomyelitis and did not vary by gender. The VC rate for pertussis has increased since the 2008 recommendations were made.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main thrust of this study was to compare reported and confirmed data. A significant percentage of people wrongly believed that they were up to date with their vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Service d'Hygiène, Epidémiologie et Prévention, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baratin
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Signore
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thierry
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caulin
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanhems
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D057566:Self Report; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017778:Vaccines, Combined / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid; D010567:Pertussis Vaccine; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid; D017778:Vaccines, Combined