Child Vaccination Scheduling in China

Peking University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Vaccination Behavior

Treatments

Other: No intervention

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07141875

IRB00001052-25094

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to optimize pediatric vaccine scheduling in China . The first objective is to gather information on current vaccine schedules in China. The second objective is to evaluate the impact of simultaneous vaccination and combination vaccines on costs and vaccination rates through feedback from caregivers and vaccination staff.

Full description

The first objective will comprehensively collect vaccination programs for children under 6 years old in all 31 provinces of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), covering both NIP and non-NIP vaccines that are suitable for children. The second objective is to evaluate the impact of simultaneous vaccination and combination vaccines on costs and vaccination rates. This will involve analyzing vaccination coverage for simultaneous vaccines across different regions in China, as well as assessing caregivers' perspectives on simultaneous vaccination, including their willingness, preferences, and factors influencing their vaccination decisions. Additionally, the study will explore vaccination staff attitudes, recommendation behaviors, and their reasons for recommending simultaneous and combination vaccines. For the survey, the sample will consist of caregivers of children (aged between 2 to 59 months) from 10 representative provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions as well as vaccination staff from institutions in the respective regions.

Enrollment

6,000 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

2+ months old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- For caregivers of children

Children aged ≥2 months and ≤59 months
Caregivers informed consent obtained For vaccination staff
All vaccination staff currently working at the selected community health service centers or township health clinics on the day of the survey For retrospective analysis
Children aged 5 years and under; with complete vaccination records. Complete vaccination records refer to a child having received all vaccines required by the NIP for their age group, with accurate dates recorded for each vaccination dose.

Exclusion criteria

- For caregivers of children

Caregivers who are unable to participate in the survey due to physical or other objective reasons
Caregivers with communication barriers
Caregivers who do not consent to participate in the survey For vaccination staff
Vaccination staff who do not consent to participate in the survey For retrospective analysis
Children whose vaccination records are missing or incomplete
Children whose vaccination has been delayed or not received due to medical contraindications.