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Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage

Altinoluk-Davis, F.; Gray, Selena; Bray, Issy

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F. Altinoluk-Davis

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Issy Bray Issy.Bray@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Public Health (Epidemiology)



Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study assesses whether increased coverage of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination differs between areas where school nurses deliver catch-up MMR doses to adolescents in school settings, compared to signposting to general practice. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using Child Health Information Services records within the NHS England South (South Central) commissioning boundary. The sample population included children born 1 September 2000-31 August 2001, in school year 9 during the 2014-15 academic year. RESULTS: The primary outcome findings show an increase in coverage of at least one dose of MMR by 1.6% (n=334) in the cohort receiving catch-up MMR, compared to 0.2% (n=12) in the cohort signposted to general practice. Over time, the difference in increase between the two cohorts was 1.4%, analysed using the chi-squared comparison of proportions test, providing strong evidence (P

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 3, 2020
Online Publication Date Feb 13, 2020
Publication Date Jun 1, 2020
Deposit Date Feb 19, 2020
Publicly Available Date Feb 14, 2021
Journal Journal of Public Health
Print ISSN 1741-3842
Electronic ISSN 1741-3850
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 2
Pages 416-422
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa004
Keywords Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; General Medicine
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5452665
Publisher URL https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa004/5734963?guestAccessKey=4240f569-0192-4d59-bd41-42b3ccf4d41d

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