公立診療所のワクチン接種率に関する測定とフィードバックの影響,1988年~1994年
C W LeBaron1, M Chaney, A L Baughman
1National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
JAMA
|February 26, 1997
まとめ
ジョージア州の公立診療所のワクチン接種率は,1988年から1994年まで大幅に増加しました. この子供の予防接種率の上昇は,測定とフィードバックのプログラムに関連していた.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- ワクチン接種プログラム
- 医療サービス 研究 医療サービス
背景:
- ジョージア州の公共診療所で,1988年から1994年の間にワクチン接種率の増加が報告されています.
- 増加が人工的か現実的かを判断し,特定の介入との関連を明らかにする必要がある.
研究 の 目的:
- 報じられたワクチン接種率の増加の現実を調査する.
- 測定とフィードバックプログラムとワクチン接種率の増加との関連性を評価する.
主な方法:
- ジョージア州の公衆診療所 (136,004人の子供) のワクチン接種記録の分析.
- 投与量による記録と国家健康面接調査 (NHIS) のデータをレビューする.
- ワクチン接種率とワクチン接種不足指数の調査.
主要な成果:
- ジョージア州の公立診療所で,ワクチン接種シリーズの完成率の中央値は53%から89%に上昇しました.
- ワクチン接種不足指数は著しく低下し,予防接種のタイミングと継続性が改善されたことを示しています.
- ジョージア州の被覆率の増加は,NHISデータで観察された全国的な傾向を上回り,プログラムの有効性を示唆しています.
結論:
- ジョージア州の公衆診療所でワクチン接種率の大幅な増加が達成されました.
- 幼児の予防接種における改善は,年間測定とフィードバックのプログラムと強く関連しています.
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