Assessment of sociodemographic factors and socio-economic status affecting the coverage of compulsory and private immunization services in Istanbul, Turkey

Topuzoglu A., Ozaydin G., Cali S., Cebeci D., Kalaca S., Harmanci H.

PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.119, sa.10, ss.862-869, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 119 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.01.015
  • Dergi Adı: PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.862-869
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: socio-economic, sociodemographic, coverage, vaccination, vaccine, EPI, Turkey, VACCINATION, MEASLES
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the coverage of the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) of the Ministry of Health and the coverage of private vaccines in the Umraniye Health District in order to establish approaches for improving vaccination services. Other objectives were to define the areas that present higher risks for non-vaccination and to determine the factors that influence vaccination coverage.