Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates: A Cochrane review summary

Global vaccination rates for children and adults vary widely; and while they have been increasing in recent years, coverage levels have not reached optimal goals in many areas. During 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 86% of infants worldwide had received the three doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine and 130 countries had reached 90% coverage. However an estimated 19.5 million infants were not vaccinated with routine immunizations such as DTP, and one in 10 did not receive any vaccinations (WHO, 2018a).
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Cochrane Nursing Care Field – Cochrane Review Summary Source Type: research