[Childhood immunization rate in families of various socioeconomic status in the town of Bytom]

Przegl Epidemiol. 2004;58(4):713-23.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The project of the study was to find out if the childhood immunization rate depends on the social economical status (SES) of the families. The analyzed data were obtained in a population based study performed in 2002 in the town Bytom. Data set included to the health questionnaire provided by families of 13998 children aged from 6-17 years (68% of eligible population. Almost all children (98.5%) attended obligatory vaccination in early childhood. Non-immunization rate (NIR) was associated with self reported SES ("poor": 2.7% NIR, "good": 0.7% NIR; p < 0.0001). Other correlates included family income (p < 0.0001), maternal education (p < 0.0001), and family size (p < 0.0001). The multivariate logistic analysis confirms the effect of SES variables on the childhood immunization rate.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Welfare / economics*
  • Child Welfare / statistics & numerical data*
  • Family Relations
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Poverty*
  • Social Environment
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Vaccination / economics*
  • Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*