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Predictors and Barriers to Achieving Immunization in Rural and Urban Areas

Research center:
Project funded:
September 2019
Project completed:
April 2021

Infants younger than 6 months old are highly susceptible to severe vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunization of mothers during pregnancy in combination with childhood immunization without delay offers the optimal opportunity to prevent severe infant morbidity and mortality.

Although recent research has highlighted disparities in adolescent immunization among rural-residing adolescents, vaccination rates impacting the youngest infants in rural areas have not yet been comprehensively evaluated. Using the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system, this project evaluated the predictors and barriers to providing complete and timely coverage of prenatal and early infant immunization in rural areas compared to urban areas.


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