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Increasing Immunization Adherence Among Infants of Low-income Parents: The Effects of Visually Enhanced Education

  • Saint Louis University

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Abstract

Many children do not receive their recommended immunizations in a timely manner. In this study we compare a visually enhanced educational (VEE) intervention to usual care (UC) among infants of low-income parents. Parents in the intervention group (n = 40) received VEE, whereas control group participants (n = 40) received UC. Adherence (yes/no) to the recommended immunization schedule measured and the VEE group was significantly more adherent to the recommended immunization schedule at 2 (P = .014), 4 (P = .041), and 6 (P = .042) months compared with the control group. Using VEE may increase adherence to the recommended immunization schedule.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)304-310
Number of pages7
JournalJournal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2016

Keywords

  • Adherence
  • Education
  • Immunizations
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