Perinatal immunization education improves immunization rates and knowledge: A randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 398-405

  Saitoh, Aya ^a   Nagata, Satoko ^a   Saitoh, Akihiko ^b,c,d   Tsukahara, Yuki ^d   Vaida, Florin ^e   Sonobe, Tomoyoshi ^f   Kamiya, Hajime ^g   Naruse, Takashi ^a   Murashima, Sachiyo ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^h OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Education; Infantile immunization; Parents; Perinatal; Vaccination rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TOKYO; VACCINATION;

EID: 84877626084     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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