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ArticleJournal of primary care & community health

Immunization Coverage in Young People Experiencing Homelessness and the Impact of a Nurse-led Program.

Belinda L Tominc, Kate L Francis, Susan M Sawyer, Jessica A Heerde, Jenny O'Neill, Dot Henning

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Belinda L TomincThe Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8661-1472
Kate L FrancisMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1751-5313
Susan M SawyerThe Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jessica A HeerdeMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jenny O'NeillThe Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Dot HenningThe Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Royal Children's Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify the proportion of young people experiencing homelessness who are immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases, and to evaluate the impact of a nurse-led immunization program to improve vaccination coverage in this population.

methodsA retrospective audit of electronic medical records included 400 participants aged 15 to 24 years who had an encounter with the Young People's Health Service, a nurse-led clinic co-located with a specialist youth homelessness service in Melbourne, Australia, between February 2019 and May 2021.

resultsIntegrating an immunization nurse within a youth specialist homelessness service increased the percentage of young people who were up-to-date with routine vaccinations from 6.0% (n = 24) to 38.8% (n = 155). Intersecting social determinants of health that increased participants' risk of vaccine preventable diseases, and of missing routine vaccines, were common.

conclusionsIncomplete coverage of routine vaccines is common in young people accessing homelessness services, and this coverage was improved when young people encountered an immunization nurse while accessing support from a specialist youth homelessness service. As a service model, nurse-led community health clinics co-located within homelessness providers can improve vaccination coverage, and therefore health outcomes, of young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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Ill-Housed PersonsVaccinesAdolescentHumansNurse's RoleRetrospective StudiesVaccination CoverageVaccinescommunity healthhomelessnessnurse-led clinicvaccinesyoung people

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PMID37846075
PMCPMC10583520
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