Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study analyzed data on the actual timing of the first and second doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination in Slovakia according to the vaccination schedule. <b>Methods:</b> Histograms were constructed using immunological su...
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| author | Jana Zibolenová Romana Ulbrichtová Eva Malobická Martin Novák Tibor Baška Lucia Časnocha Lúčanová Ján Mikas Adriana Mečochová Henrieta Hudečková |
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| description | <b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study analyzed data on the actual timing of the first and second doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination in Slovakia according to the vaccination schedule. <b>Methods:</b> Histograms were constructed using immunological survey data on MMR vaccination conducted in Slovakia in 2018. <b>Results:</b> For the first dose (2560 individuals), 83.4% of them were vaccinated timely (15th–18th month, mostly in the 16th month), while 13.8% of them were delayed. For the second dose (1061 individuals), 72.7% of vaccinations were timely (11th year), and 23.2% were delayed. There was a bimodal distribution of the timing of the administration of the second dose, with peaks at the beginning of the 11th year and at the turn of the 11th and 12th year. <b>Conclusions:</b> The unexpected shape of the histograms suggests that ambiguous interpretations of the vaccination schedule may be one of the causes of vaccination delays. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-233cfe033605476da67c2881187d7cb62025-08-20T03:13:50ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2025-04-0113438210.3390/vaccines13040382Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological SurveyJana Zibolenová0Romana Ulbrichtová1Eva Malobická2Martin Novák3Tibor Baška4Lucia Časnocha Lúčanová5Ján Mikas6Adriana Mečochová7Henrieta Hudečková8Department of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, SlovakiaDepartment of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, SlovakiaDepartment of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, SlovakiaDepartment of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, SlovakiaDepartment of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, SlovakiaNeonatology Department, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, Kollárova 2, 036 59 Martin, SlovakiaFaculty of Public Health, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Limbová 14, 833 03 Bratislava, SlovakiaPublic Health Authority of the Slovak Republic, Trnavská cesta 52, 826 45 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Malá Hora 4B, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study analyzed data on the actual timing of the first and second doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination in Slovakia according to the vaccination schedule. <b>Methods:</b> Histograms were constructed using immunological survey data on MMR vaccination conducted in Slovakia in 2018. <b>Results:</b> For the first dose (2560 individuals), 83.4% of them were vaccinated timely (15th–18th month, mostly in the 16th month), while 13.8% of them were delayed. For the second dose (1061 individuals), 72.7% of vaccinations were timely (11th year), and 23.2% were delayed. There was a bimodal distribution of the timing of the administration of the second dose, with peaks at the beginning of the 11th year and at the turn of the 11th and 12th year. <b>Conclusions:</b> The unexpected shape of the histograms suggests that ambiguous interpretations of the vaccination schedule may be one of the causes of vaccination delays.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/4/382timing of vaccinationMMR vaccinevaccination schedulemeaslesimmunological survey |
| spellingShingle | Jana Zibolenová Romana Ulbrichtová Eva Malobická Martin Novák Tibor Baška Lucia Časnocha Lúčanová Ján Mikas Adriana Mečochová Henrieta Hudečková Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey Vaccines timing of vaccination MMR vaccine vaccination schedule measles immunological survey |
| title | Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey |
| title_full | Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey |
| title_fullStr | Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey |
| title_short | Timing of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination: Secondary Outcomes from an Immunological Survey |
| title_sort | timing of measles mumps and rubella vaccination secondary outcomes from an immunological survey |
| topic | timing of vaccination MMR vaccine vaccination schedule measles immunological survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/4/382 |
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