Author/Authors :
Gulgun, Mustafa GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkiye , Fidanci, Kursat GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey , Karaoglu, Abdulbaki GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey , Gunes, Orner GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey , Kesik, Vural GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey , Altun, Salih Kayseri Asker Hastanesi - Goz Hastaliklari Servisi, Turkey , Babacan, Oguzhan GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey , Saldir, Mehmet GATA(GÜLHANE ASKERİ TIP AKADEMİSİ) - Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Turkey
Abstract :
Vaccination is a safe and effective public health practice. This study was performed to determine vaccination status and factors affecting vaccination in children admitted to our outpatient pediatric clinic. A total of 372 patients having complete 0-24 months vaccination records in Kayseri Military Hospital were analyzed. Data including sociodemographic features and 0-24 months vaccination status was obtained. Children were accepted as incomplete vaccinated if they had missed at least one vaccine dose. Children vaccinated with a vaccine not in the National vaccination schedule were accepted as private vaccinated. The mean age was 8.36 ± 2.52 (7-18 years). A total of 317 (85,2%) children were complete vaccinated and 55 (14.8%) were incomplete vaccinated. Haemophilus infuenzae type b with ratio of 78,2% was the most incomplete vaccine. A total of 324 (85,2%) children were immunized at least one private vaccine and 48 (12.9%) children were not immunized with any private vaccine. The incomplete vaccinations were more prevalent at the age of 7 years (p 0.05) and in the children having 3 siblings (p 0.05). To be more successful in vaccination, informative programs reaching to all public in local and national level should be considered about the vaccines especially new ones in practice.
