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Systematic review of pertussis immunisation among Asians.
- Source :
- International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare; 2016, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p135-146, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature on pertussis immunisations among the Asian population. Design/methodology/approach - A systematic review was carried out using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The review performed searches using the keywords: immun*, vaccine* AND whooping cough or Bordetella pertussis OR B pertussis AND Asia*. The search was conducted on four electronic databases, namely, Medline, CINAHL, Embase and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Findings - In total, 13 studies of relevance were included in the review after screening 206 articles. The studies were categorised into three literature sections which were: epidemiology of pertussis, vaccine effectiveness studies in Asia and strategies aimed to increase uptake of immunisations against pertussis. Research limitations/implications - Due to financial constraints, the authors only had access to articles published in the English language and full text articles which may limit the generalisability of the review. Originality/value - The review is useful in providing insight into the general trends of pertussis immunisations among Asians and in aiding future research in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WHOOPING cough vaccines
EPIDEMICS
DPT vaccines
BORDETELLA pertussis
CINAHL database
IMMUNIZATION
MEDICAL databases
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
MEDLINE
PUBLIC health surveillance
WHOOPING cough
SYSTEMATIC reviews
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HISTORY
VACCINATION
VACCINES
THERAPEUTICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20564902
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115554231
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-02-2016-0002