| Study Title |
A50 Immunisation Uptake of the Primary Childhood Vaccines |
| Data Owner |
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (www.hpsc.ie). |
| Description |
National system of surveillance of uptake of the primary childhoodvaccines in children on reaching their 1st and 2nd birthdays. On aquarterly basis, Departments of Public Health report to the HPSC onthe number of children eligible for primary childhood vaccines in theirarea. They also report on each of the Local Health Offices (LHOs) intheir area that have been reported as having completed the primarychildhood immunisation schedule for children by 12 and 24 monthsof age. National data are collated by the HPSC. |
| Primary Function |
Immunisation uptake data are used to monitor if the target 95% uptake rate at 24 months has been reached for each of the vaccines. In areas where uptake is below target, data used to identify interventions to improved vaccine uptake and to monitor the impact of these interventions. |
| Key Variables |
Geog Sub County; Geog Other |
| Themes |
Health |
| Unit Of Observation |
Count of children vaccinated |
| Frequency |
Quarterly |
| Target Population |
Count of children vaccinated |
| Format |
Aggregated data |
| Method |
Based on data recorded on the regional child immunisation systems, Departments of Public Health report aggregated data to the HPSC using an agreed template. National data are collated on an MS Excel database at the HPSC. |
| Most Recent Publication |
- See Immunisation Uptake quarterly and annual reports, and Epi-Insight publications. Available at: www.hpsc.ie/hpsc/
- See also Immunisation Uptake at: www.hpsc.ie/hpsc/TopicsA-Z/ |
| Access Further Information |
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
25-27 Middle Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Web: www.hpsc.ie |