Abstract
There is little information of hepatitis B vaccination coverage for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The present paper aims to examine the completed hepatitis B vaccination coverage rate and its determinants of children and adolescents with ID in Taiwan. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, with the entire response participants was composed of 495 primary caregivers of children and adolescents with ID (age 3-24 years) who studying in 3 special education schools in Taiwan. The results showed that coverage rate of completed hepatitis B vaccination was 74.34% in children and adolescents with ID. Although hepatitis B vaccination is a universal health policy in Taiwan, the uncompleted coverage rate of our study subjects was 2 times of the Taiwan general population at the same age. In the logistic regression analysis of hepatitis B vaccination coverage, we found that the factors of household income and ID individual's age were variables that can significantly predict they did not accept a completed vaccination. The present study suggests that parents and providers should routinely review immunizations of children and adolescents with ID.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 338-344 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Research in Developmental Disabilities |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hepatitis B vaccination
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
- Immunization
- Intellectual disability
- Preventive health policy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology