Vaccination coverage of children with rheumatic diseases compared with healthy controls: a retrospective case-control study

To reveal the vaccination status of patients with pediatric rheumatic disease (PedRD) and to compare this with healthy controls. The electronic health records of the Ministry of Health regarding the vaccination status of children with PedRD followed in a tertiary hospital were analyzed cross-section...

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Published in:Postgraduate medicine 2023-11, Vol.135 (8), p.824-830
Main Authors: Akgün, Özlem, Demirkan, Fatma Gül, Kavrul Kayaalp, Gülşah, Erdemir, Merve, Akay, Nergis, Çakmak, Figen, Önel, Mustafa, Keskindemirci, Gonca, Eker Ömeroğlu, Rukiye, Gökçay, Emine Gülbin, Aktay Ayaz, Nuray
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Language:English
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
Humans
Infant
Retrospective Studies
Vaccination
Vaccination Coverage
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Summary:To reveal the vaccination status of patients with pediatric rheumatic disease (PedRD) and to compare this with healthy controls. The electronic health records of the Ministry of Health regarding the vaccination status of children with PedRD followed in a tertiary hospital were analyzed cross-sectionally and compared with their healthy controls. The missing vaccines were reported according to individual, age-appropriate schedule and causes of skipped vaccines in both groups were investigated with an online survey. The vaccination rate of patients in the last examination was 71.4% (90/126) and 95.7% (110/115) in healthy controls (  
ISSN:0032-5481
1941-9260
DOI:10.1080/00325481.2023.2287988