Evaluating rural–urban MMR vaccine inequity in the Taranaki region: a retrospective cohort study
Children living in more rural areas had lower rates of MMR2 coverage at age 24 months. This may reflect inequitable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic or uneven rollout of the 2020 changes to the National Immunisation Schedule.
Authors
- Kyle S. Eggleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5645-8326)
- Lori Ballard
- Thomas Dawson
- Hannah Lawn
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Hawke's Bay Hospital (NZ)
- Hawke's Bay Regional Council (NZ)
- Taranaki Base Hospital (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/hc25093
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35