Uptake of neonatal BCG vaccination in England: performance of the current policy recommendations.

Nguipdop-Djomo, Patrick; Mangtani, Punam; Pedrazzoli, Debora; Rodrigues, Laura C; Abubakar, Ibrahim; (2013) Uptake of neonatal BCG vaccination in England: performance of the current policy recommendations. Thorax, 69 (1). pp. 87-89. ISSN 0040-6376 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203931

Abstract

BCG uptake among infants in England has not been measured since targeted infant vaccination replaced universal schoolchildren vaccination in 2005, mainly because of the challenges in defining denominators. We estimated uptake between 2006 and 2008 by dividing number of BCG doses administered to infants by number of all live births (where BCG vaccination is universal) or ethnic minority/Eastern Europeans live births (where infant-BCG vaccination is selective). Weighted average uptake was 68% (95% CI 65% to 71%), slightly higher in primary care trusts with universal (72% (95% CI 64% to 80%)) than selective (66% (95% CI 61% to 70%)) policy; and also 13% higher in areas vaccinating in postnatal wards compared with community settings.

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Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Research Centre	Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) TB Centre Vaccine Centre
PubMed ID	23853248
ISI	348587800017

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