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Measles vaccination coverage, determinants of delayed vaccination and reasons for non-vaccination among children aged 24-35 months in Zhejiane province, China

Authored by:

Hu Y, Wang Y, Chen Y et al.

Full Citation:

Hu Y, Wang Y, Chen Y et al. 2018. Measles vaccination coverage, determinants of delayed vaccination and reasons for non-vaccination among children aged 24-35 months in Zhejiane province, China. BMC Public Health. 18.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Children from poorer refugee and migrant families have less access to health services and lower vaccination rates than the surrounding population.

Key Evidence: In a study of timely measles vaccination – – defined as vaccination within one month of the recommended age – – children living in Zheijiang province in China whose families immigrated from elsewhere in the country were 2.6 times more likely to receive the first measles dose late and nearly 3 times more likely to receive the second dose late than were children originally from the area.