title: Uptake of neonatal BCG vaccination in England: performance of the current policy recommendations.
abstract: BCG uptake among infants in England has not been measured since targeted infant vaccination replaced universal schoolchildren vaccination in 2005, mainly because of the challenges in defining denominators. We estimated uptake between 2006 and 2008 by dividing number of BCG doses administered to infants by number of all live births (where BCG vaccination is universal) or ethnic minority/Eastern Europeans live births (where infant-BCG vaccination is selective). Weighted average uptake was 68% (95% CI 65% to 71%), slightly higher in primary care trusts with universal (72% (95% CI 64% to 80%)) than selective (66% (95% CI 61% to 70%)) policy; and also 13% higher in areas vaccinating in postnatal wards compared with community settings.
authors.affiliation: TB Centre and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, , London, UK.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nguipdop-Djomo
authors.forename: Punam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangtani
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pedrazzoli
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abubakar
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014611:Vaccination / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine
keywords: Tuberculosis