Imperial College London
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ProfessorJonFriedland

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3313 8521j.friedland Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Teyanna Gaeta +44 (0)20 3313 1943

 
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Location

 

8N21ACommonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

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@article{Nakken:2018:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.018,
author = {Nakken, C and Skovdal, M and Nellums, LB and Friedland, JS and Hargreaves, S and Norredam, M},
doi = {10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.018},
journal = {Public Health},
pages = {110--116},
title = {Vaccination status and needs of asylum-seeking children in Denmark: a retrospective data analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.018},
volume = {158},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesAsylum-seekers to Europe may come from war-torn countries where health systems have broken down, and there is evidence that asylum-seeking children have low coverage of childhood vaccinations, as well as uptake of immunisations in host countries.  Such gaps in immunisation have important implications for effective national vaccination programmes. How we approach vaccination in children and adults entering Western Europe, where as a group they face barriers to health services and screening, is a growing debate, however there is limited data on the vaccination status of these hard to reach communities and robust evidence is needed to inform immunisation strategies. The aim of this study was to explore the vaccination status and needs of asylum-seeking children and adolescents in Denmark.Study designWe conducted a retrospective data analysis of anonymised patient records for asylum-seeking children and adolescents extracted from the Danish Red Cross database.MethodsWe retrospectively searched the Danish Red Cross database for children and adolescents (age 3 months to 18 years) with active asylum applications in Denmark as of October 28th, 2015. Data were extracted for demographic characteristics, vaccination status, and vaccinations needed by asylum-seeking children presenting to Red Cross asylum centres for routine statutory health screening.  ResultsWe explored the vaccination status and needs of 2,126 asylum-seeking children and adolescents. 64% of the study population was male and 36% was female. Eight nationalities were represented, where 33% of the total of children and adolescents were not immunised in accordance with Danish national guidelines, while 7% were considered partly vaccinated, and 60% were considered adequately vaccinated. Afghan (57% not vaccinated/unknown) and Eritrean (54% not vaccinated/unknown) children were the least likely to be vaccinated of all nationalities represented, as were boys (37% not vaccinated/unknown) compared with girls
AU  - Nakken,C
AU  - Skovdal,M
AU  - Nellums,LB
AU  - Friedland,JS
AU  - Hargreaves,S
AU  - Norredam,M
DO  - 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.018
EP  - 116
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0033-3506
SP  - 110
TI  - Vaccination status and needs of asylum-seeking children in Denmark: a retrospective data analysis
T2  - Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.02.018
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57456
VL  - 158
ER  -
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