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Tracking Childhood Vaccination Trends By Race: Analyzing Mmr-Only, Dtap-Only, And Varicella-Only Vaccine Coverage Rates From 2016-2022, Victoria Gallagher
Tracking Childhood Vaccination Trends By Race: Analyzing Mmr-Only, Dtap-Only, And Varicella-Only Vaccine Coverage Rates From 2016-2022, Victoria Gallagher
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Declining vaccination rates due to factors like hesitancy and access issues during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have spurred outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles and pertussis. This capstone analyzes vaccination coverage for MMR-only, DTaP-only, and Varicella-only shots among children from 2016 to 2022, focusing on racial disparities. Data from the National Immunization Surveys (NIS) informed the analysis, encompassing 118,323 children. Odds ratios from a multivariable logistic regression were used to perform this analysis, and statistical significance was determined using a 95% confidence interval (CI). Black children had lower odds of MMR and Varicella vaccination compared to White children …