What are the determinants of childhood immunization in the Philippines?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 170966 What are the determinants of childhood immunization in the Philippines? Monday, October 27, 2008 Jennifer Bondy, BSc , Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Amardeep Thind, MD, PhD , Center for Studies in Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada John J. Koval, PhD , Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Kathy N. Speechley, PhD , Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: A key method of reducing morbidity and mortality is childhood immunization, yet in 2003, only 70% of Filipino children received all suggested vaccinations. Mortality rates have declined in recent years, though there remains one death for every 25 children under five years. METHODS: Three separate outcomes of immunization status are investigated in this st
