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. 2013 Apr 5;31(4):234–238. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(03)79165-3

Estudio de la cobertura vacunal e intervención con agentes de salud comunitarios en población infantil marginal gitana de Alicante

Vaccine coverage study and intervention with health community agents in a marginal gypsy community of alicante

F Martínez-Campillo García a,*, A Maura da Fonseca b, J Santiago Oliva b, M Verdú Pérez a, A Serramia del Prisco c, M Ibáñez Molina d, P Martínez Miralles e, MV Rigo Medrano a
PMCID: PMC7679685  PMID: 12681163

Abstract

Objectives

To measure the vaccination coverage in a pediatric population living in Parque Ansaldo, Montoto, Casa Larga, Cabrera Vicario, San Antón and Travesía del Canal and evolution after an intervention health program performed by Gypsy educators specially trained for such intervention.

Design

Descriptive study, pretest-postest without control group.

Setting

Community. Primary health care.

Participants

Four hundred and sixty three marginals Gypsies children younger than 15 years old.

Measurements and main results

The project includes an educational program and health care actions by means of home visits. Duration of the project was from 1–10–96 until 1–10–97 and from 1–10–98 until 1–10–99. Before intervention the vaccine coverage was for polio, diphtheria and tetanus 41%, pertussis 24% and measles, mumps and rubella 36%. After intervention the overall coverage increased 17%. The vaccine coverage was for polio, diphtheria and tetanus 53%, pertussis 45% y measles, mumps and rubella 54%.

Conclusions

This study shows up the low vaccine coverage founded and the increase of overall coverage after the intervention in 17%. We also conclude of the intervention the necesity of collaboration between Gypsies associations, health primary care centers and public health centers to carry out efficacy interventions in marginal population.

Key words: Vaccine coverage, Intervention community, Health community agents., Marginal Gypsy community

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