Open AccessAn increase in Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination among preschool-aged children in inner-city Los Angeles, 1990 through 1992.
Author(s) -
Donnell P. Ewert,
Suzanne Westman,
Brittany Ward,
Nancy .S. Bendana,
Ronald J. Halbert,
Constance M. Vadheim,
Joel I. Ward,
Laurene Mascola
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.7.1154
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , hib vaccine , incidence (geometry) , haemophilus influenzae , pediatrics , confidence interval , population , inner city , demography , environmental health , immunization , immunology , physics , biology , conjugate vaccine , optics , economic geography , antigen , sociology , bacteria , economics , genetics
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination coverage and disease incidence were measured among preschool-aged children residing in inner-city Los Angeles. Among children 1.5 to 14 months of age, vaccination coverage of at least one dose increased from 0% in 1990 to 82% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 73%, 91%) in 1992. Among children 15 to 59 months old, vaccination coverage of at least one Hib dose administered at or after age 15 months increased from 35% (95% CI = 29%, 41%) in 1990 to 63% (95% CI = 56%, 70%) in 1992. Although Hib vaccination has reduced disease incidence in this population, greater use of vaccine can result in further reductions.
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