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Organisation of preventive child health services: Key to socio-economic equity in vaccine uptake?

Authored by:

Arat A, Norredam M, Baum U et al.

Full Citation:

Arat A, Norredam M, Baum U et al. 2019. Organisation of preventive child health services: Key to socio-economic equity in vaccine uptake?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Countries with well-baby clinics integrated into the health systems had fewer vaccination coverage inequities.

Key Evidence: In a study of equity in vaccine uptake by socioeconomic group in four Nordic countries, Denmark, the country with the largest percentage point difference between the highest and lowest socio-economic groups (14%- compared to 1-4% points in the other countries) and where vaccines are administered by general practitioners, had the lowest MMR coverage among children <2 years of age (83%). Countries, where preschool children are vaccinated in ‘well-baby’ clinics, had a higher overall MMR coverage at 91-94%, with a more equal distribution between socioeconomic groups.