Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk
UNLABELLED: The children immunisation programme in Greenland correlates to the one in Denmark with the addition of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-vaccine and the immunisation against Hepatitis B (HBV). The immunisation rate among children in Greenland has been and is currently unknown and this st...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/1ded8d40-0e73-4a2d-9a69-703da9ff4887 2024-02-11T10:02:56+01:00 Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk Albertsen, Nadja Fencker, Ivalu Meincke Noasen, Heidi Egede Pedersen, Michael Lynge 2018-12 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/1ded8d40-0e73-4a2d-9a69-703da9ff4887 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1426948 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/1ded8d40-0e73-4a2d-9a69-703da9ff4887 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Albertsen , N , Fencker , I M , Noasen , H E & Pedersen , M L 2018 , ' Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk ' , International journal of circumpolar health , vol. 77 , no. 1 , pp. 1426948 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1426948 Age Factors Child Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Female Greenland/epidemiology Humans Immunization Programs/statistics & numerical data Infant Newborn Male Vaccination Coverage/statistics & numerical data Grønland Nuuk Vaccination Børn article 2018 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1426948 2024-01-18T00:01:53Z UNLABELLED: The children immunisation programme in Greenland correlates to the one in Denmark with the addition of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-vaccine and the immunisation against Hepatitis B (HBV). The immunisation rate among children in Greenland has been and is currently unknown and this study aims to estimate the immunisation rates among children in Nuuk from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2016. We did an observational cross-sectional study based on a statistical extraction identifying all children in Nuuk eligible for an immunization in the children immunisation programme from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2016 and a review of their medical records. We found acceptable coverage rates among children younger than 12 months, but coverage rates lower than recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) among older children. Among children between 15 months and 4 years the coverage dropped as low as 33.9 %. Increased awareness of child immunisation rates is suggested including continuously monitoring and adjusting of the organisation of the immunisation programme. ABBREVIATIONS: Bacille Calmette-Guerin immunisation (BCG); Chief Medical Officer (CMO); Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenza B, Pneumococcal (DTP); Electronic medical report (EMR); Hepatitis B (HBV); Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); World Health Organization (WHO). Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland Grønland International Journal of Circumpolar Health Nuuk Aarhus University: Research Calmette ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-68.050,-68.050) Greenland Nuuk ENVELOPE(-52.150,-52.150,68.717,68.717) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 77 1 1426948 |
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Age Factors Child Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Female Greenland/epidemiology Humans Immunization Programs/statistics & numerical data Infant Newborn Male Vaccination Coverage/statistics & numerical data Grønland Nuuk Vaccination Børn Albertsen, Nadja Fencker, Ivalu Meincke Noasen, Heidi Egede Pedersen, Michael Lynge Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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UNLABELLED: The children immunisation programme in Greenland correlates to the one in Denmark with the addition of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-vaccine and the immunisation against Hepatitis B (HBV). The immunisation rate among children in Greenland has been and is currently unknown and this study aims to estimate the immunisation rates among children in Nuuk from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2016. We did an observational cross-sectional study based on a statistical extraction identifying all children in Nuuk eligible for an immunization in the children immunisation programme from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2016 and a review of their medical records. We found acceptable coverage rates among children younger than 12 months, but coverage rates lower than recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) among older children. Among children between 15 months and 4 years the coverage dropped as low as 33.9 %. Increased awareness of child immunisation rates is suggested including continuously monitoring and adjusting of the organisation of the immunisation programme. ABBREVIATIONS: Bacille Calmette-Guerin immunisation (BCG); Chief Medical Officer (CMO); Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenza B, Pneumococcal (DTP); Electronic medical report (EMR); Hepatitis B (HBV); Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); World Health Organization (WHO). |
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Albertsen, Nadja Fencker, Ivalu Meincke Noasen, Heidi Egede Pedersen, Michael Lynge |
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Albertsen, Nadja Fencker, Ivalu Meincke Noasen, Heidi Egede Pedersen, Michael Lynge |
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Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk |
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immunisation rates among children in nuuk |
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Albertsen , N , Fencker , I M , Noasen , H E & Pedersen , M L 2018 , ' Immunisation rates among children in Nuuk ' , International journal of circumpolar health , vol. 77 , no. 1 , pp. 1426948 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1426948 |
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