Adolescent immunization rates and the effect of socio-demographic factors on immunization in a cosmopolitan city (ERZURUM) in the eastern Turkey

Alp, H; Altinkaynak, S; Arikan, D; Ozyazicioglu, NURCAN

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.06.015

Adolescent immunization rates and the effect of socio-demographic factors on immunization in a cosmopolitan city (ERZURUM) in the eastern Turkey

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Alp H., Altinkaynak S., Arikan D., Ozyazicioglu N.

HEALTH POLICY, vol.76, no.2, pp.179-185, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 76 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.06.015
Journal Name: HEALTH POLICY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.179-185
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Pediatric vaccinations have decreased the incidence and mortality from infectious diseases in children, but adolescents continue to be adversely affected by vaccine preventable disease. The present study was performed to determine the status of adolescents immunization and to investigate the effect of several socio-demographic factors on immunization.