Parental compliance with multiple immunization injections.
作者信息
Melman S T, Nguyen T T, Ehrlich E, Schorr M, Anbar R D
机构信息
Department of Pediatrics, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
出版信息
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Dec;153(12):1289-91. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.153.12.1289.
OBJECTIVE
To assess parents' (or caretakers') willingness to allow multiple immunization injections at a single visit.
DESIGN
A survey of parental demographics and a medical record review to determine immunization status.
SETTING
An inner-city pediatric clinic in Philadelphia, Pa.
PARTICIPANTS
A convenience sample of 1059 patients who were due to receive 2 to 5 immunization injections at a single visit and their parents. Patients were excluded if parents had not previously witnessed at least 1 immunization.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
The number of immunizations due, the number of immunizations received, and the reasons for failure to immunize completely.
RESULTS
Almost all (98.8%) of the children included in the study received all immunizations indicated at their visit.
CONCLUSION
Despite potential parental resistance to multiple simultaneous immunization injections, this innercity population overwhelmingly complied with physicians' recommendations.
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