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Immunization Status of Children in Three Areas of the Hunter Region
Author(s) -
Barnes R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb131565.x
Subject(s) - immunization , measles , vaccination , routine immunization , medicine , government (linguistics) , family medicine , geography , environmental health , pediatrics , immunology , antigen , linguistics , philosophy
In 1975 and 1976, a survey of the immunization status of the children in three areas of the Hunter Region of New South Wales was carried out. This was to determine whether there was any need to supplement the service being provided by the general practitioners in the area, as there were no local government councils providing primary immunization clinics in these three areas. The survey of three medium‐sized towns in the Hunter Health Region revealed an excellent primary triple antigen immunization status for infants, but the status was less satisfactory for the 18‐month, 5‐year and 10‐year boosters. Acceptance by parents of the need for measles vaccination was poor, and points to a possible need for a more intense health education programme as one step in improving the position.