Analysis on the present situation and demand of vaccination for foreign children in Ruili City
Objective To understand the present situation and demand of vaccination for foreign children in Yunnan,and to explore the measures for further improving vaccination service.Methods A convenience sampling method was used to in-vestigate the parents/guardians of foreign children aged 2 years and below for collecting the children's basic information,vaccination status and the vaccination knowledge of their parents/guardians.The vaccination rate was calculated according to vaccination records,and the influencing factors of vaccination were studied by logistic regression analysis.Results A to-tal of 133 children were included in analysis.The coverage rates of BCG vaccine,the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine,the first dose of poliomyelitis vaccine,the first dose of DPT vaccine and the first dose of measles vaccine were 97.0%,97.7%,94.5%,91.5%and 84.0%,respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that the children whose parents/guardians with a junior high school education or above had a lower risk of incomplete vaccination(OR=0.31,P<0.05).Conclusion Vaccination coverage rate of foreign children was lower than that of local children in Yunnan Province.Vaccination man-agement and service should be strengthened according to the vaccination status of target groups.