Socio-demographic predictors of uptake of MMR immunisation in the lifeways cohort study
- L. Jessop1,
- C. C. Kelleher1,
- C. Murrin1,
- J. Lotya1,
- D. O’Mahony1,
- A. T. Clarke1,
- U. B. Fallon2,
- H. Johnson3,
- G. Bury4,
- A. Murphy5,
- on behalf of the Lifeways Cohort Study Steering Group
- 1School of Public Health and Population Science, Woodview House, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- 2HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster Area Offices, Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland
- 3Health Information Unit, Health Intelligence, National Population Health Directorate, HSE, Dr Steevens Hospital, Steevens Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland
- 4School of Medicine and Medical Science, The Coombe Healthcare Centre, Dublin 9, Ireland
- 5Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
Objectives
To investigate the uptake of the first dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and factors associated with not receiving this vaccine.
Design
Cross-Generational Cohort Study with prospective linkage to primary care and hospital health records.
Setting
Urban and rural settings in Ireland recruited in 2001–2003 with five years follow-up.
Participants
749 singleton children with immunisation information collected from the Health Service Executive (HSE). These are 70% of the original cohort who could be matched …
