Influence factors of untimely inoculation of measles vaccine among children of Enping / 实用医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To know the influence factors of untimely inoculation of measles vaccine among children of Enping, so as to provide scientific evidence for infectious diseases control. Method Cluster sampling was used and children from 2 towns of Enping were surveyed for their status of measles immunization and other information related to the immunization. Results The results indicated that the coverage rate of measles vaccine (MV) was 92.03%, and the untimely coverage rate was 36.20%. There were no statistical difference between local children and migrant children , urban children and rural children , as well as male children and female children. The results of multi-variate Logistic analysis suggested that the main factors that could decrease the untimely coverage rate of MV were inoculation appointment (OR = 0.415), vaccination health education (OR=0.385), guardians′ education (OR = 0.393) and guardians′ EPI knowledge (OR=0.472). The main factors that could increase the untimely coverage rate of MV were children′s suffering from diseases (OR=2.376) and egg allergy (OR=2.476). Conclusion Greater attention should be paid on measles immunization among children of Enping, which should be noticed and dealt with by proper authorities.