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Social inequities in vaccination coverage among infants and pre-school children in Europe and Australia- a systematic review

Authored by:

Arat, A., Burström, B., Ŏstberg, V., et al.

Full Citation:

Arat, A., Burström, B., Ŏstberg, V., et al. 2019. Social inequities in vaccination coverage among infants and pre-school children in Europe and Australia- a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 19(290).

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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 review of studies from Europe and Australia, researchers found evidence that primary care models which utilize well-baby clinics had fewer gaps in vaccination coverage associated with socioeconomic inequities compared to similar countries which did not make use of these types of clinics.

From the VoICE Editors: All countries included in the review were high-income countries; the authors note potential limitations in translation of findings to low- and middle-income countries.