Limitations of school entry immunization certificates

Miksevicius, H; Johnson, Peter; Pd, Watt

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1997.tb01637.x

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“…In a similar KAP study in India 76% of mothers were aware of the use and the necessity to save immunization cards [12]. An investigation in Australia suggested that specifically targeting parents through schools could be an effective way of increasing immunization certificate submission [23]. Legislation requiring parents to provide proof of immunization for children entering school has been found to be effective in improving immunization coverage rate and reducing the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease in a number of countries [23].…”

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Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Iran

Roodpeyma

Kamali

Babai

et al. 2015

J Pediatr Infect Dis

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A knowledge, attitude and practice study on vaccination was undertaken among Iranian mothers in pediatric clinic of a university medical center in Tehran, between March and August 2005, and 668 mothers responded to a questionnaire-based interview. The results showed a favorable attitude towards children immunization in 95.5% of respondents. Nearly half (51.4%; 95% confidence interval: 47.6%?55.2%) of mothers knew the name of the diseases against which their children were being vaccinated. More than half (67%) of respondents gave disproportionate importance to mild intercurrent illness as a reason to defer immunization. About half of children (341 = 51.1%) experienced vaccination delay. Results of logistic regression analysis showed increase in: birth order, number of children in household, and mother's age significantly predicted vaccination schedule non-adherence (P = 0.02, P = 0.02 and P = 0.04 to P = 0.001 respectively) and increasing mother's age was the most significant factor for vaccination delay. Educating mothers about the vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, and improving their performance are recommended.

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Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Iran

Roodpeyma

Kamali

Babai

et al. 2015

J Pediatr Infect Dis

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School immunisation certificates — a review over time in a disadvantaged community

Shah

Raman

Moreira

et al. 2001

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objectives: To compare proportions of kindergarten children in Auburn presenting School Immunisation Certificates (SIC) or other school‐entry immunisation documentation over time, and to examine the immunisation status of these children. Methods: Immunisation records of kindergarten children enrolled in all primary schools in the Auburn local government area were reviewed in 1994 and 1998. Results: Eight hundred and thirty‐three and 737 school entry records of children enrolled in kindergarten were reviewed in 1998 and 1994 respectively. There was no change in the overall proportion of children with immunisation documentation and SICs. Sixty‐nine per cent (571/833) of children had SICs in 1998, compared with 72% (531/737) in 1994. Thirteen per cent of children had other immunisation documentation in 1998, compared with 11 % in 1994. The proportion of invalid certificates fell from 39.2% in 1994 to 12.6% in 1998 (p<0.001). The 1998 survey indicated that 80.2% of children provided a certificate indicating they were completely immunised compared with 56.7% in 1994 (p<0.001). Implications: Although SICs play an important role in promoting the importance of immunisation among parents and in the school community, there continues to be a substantial number of children whose immunisation status is unknown. In the event of an outbreak, an effective public health response may need to incorporate the use of additional objective measures, such as the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register or personal health records.

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Adolescent hepatitis B immunisation—should it be the law?

Skinner

Nolan

2001

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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: Universal hepatitis B immunisation of young adolescents was included in the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule in 1998. However, rates of immunisation among adolescents world‐wide have often been inadequate. Australia's experience in this area is no exception, particularly in States where school‐based delivery is not carried out. Legislation for pre‐school immunisation certification currently exists in several States and this legislation is distinctly different from the compulsory or mandatory immunisation that exists in several other developed countries. There have been demonstrable gains in uptake as a result of mandatory immunisation requirements in the United States and there is evidence to suggest that immunisation certification in Australia has also been beneficial. However, it is important to recognise that both certification and mandatory immunisation legislation have inherent difficulties. In this paper, we argue that legislation for high school immunisation certification, as part of a multi‐faceted vaccine delivery strategy tailored to adolescents, is required to achieve the uptake that will lead to interruption of transmission of the hepatitis B virus in Australia. Not only will it substantially reduce incident cases of hepatitis B for the next decade, it will also provide a framework for the successful introduction of future adolescent vaccine initiatives in Australia.

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Limitations of school entry immunization certificates

Cited by 3 publications

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Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Iran

Mothers and vaccination: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Iran

School immunisation certificates — a review over time in a disadvantaged community

Adolescent hepatitis B immunisation—should it be the law?

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