Immunization status of children in foster care: the first italian data

Pietro Ferrara; Giovanna Carmela Fabrizio; Francesca Ianniello; Piero Valentini; Antonio Gatto

Immunization status of children in foster care: the first italian data

Pietro Ferrara, Giovanna Carmela Fabrizio, Francesca Ianniello, Piero Valentini, Antonio Gatto

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Abstract

AIM: To evaluate vaccination coverage among children living in forest care. METHODS: Data come from paediatric evaluation of a sample of children in group--homes in Rome, between September 2011 and April 2012, and compared vs general population group. RESULTS: About children in foster care it was found that 91/112 children (81.2%) had the vaccine coverage for all vaccines that compose the hexavalent (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine;; 88/112 (78.6%) have been vaccinated for measles--mumps--rubella;; 10/112 (8.9%) were vaccinated with meningococcal vaccine;; 15/112 (13.4%) have been vaccinated with vaccine anti--pneumococcal. The data compared with general population showed a difference between the two groups (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The vaccination status is an important gauge to evaluate the quality of assistance in children in the general population and more than in this vulnerable group of children.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	36-39
Rivista	Minerva Pediatrica
Volume	68
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2016

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Immunization status of children in foster care: the first italian data

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OSS delle Nazioni Unite

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