Child Vaccination Scheduling in China
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: No intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Vaccination Behavior. Basic parameters: from 2 months · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Optimization Strategies for Pediatric Vaccination Scheduling in China: The Impact of Local Policies, Caregivers, Vaccination Staff, and the Cost-Effectiveness of Simultaneous and Combined Vaccinations
Overview
This study aims to optimize pediatric vaccine scheduling in China . The first objective is to gather information on current vaccine schedules in China. The second objective is to evaluate the impact of simultaneous vaccination and combination vaccines on costs and vaccination rates through feedback from caregivers and vaccination staff.
Detailed description
The first objective will comprehensively collect vaccination programs for children under 6 years old in all 31 provinces of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), covering both NIP and non-NIP vaccines that are suitable for children. The second objective is to evaluate the impact of simultaneous vaccination and combination vaccines on costs and vaccination rates. This will involve analyzing vaccination coverage for simultaneous vaccines across different regions in China, as well as assessing caregivers' perspectives on simultaneous vaccination, including their willingness, preferences, and factors influencing their vaccination decisions. Additionally, the study will explore vaccination staff attitudes, recommendation behaviors, and their reasons for recommending simultaneous and combination vaccines. For the survey, the sample will consist of caregivers of children (aged between 2 to 59 months) from 10 representative provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions as well as vaccination staff from institutions in the respective regions.
Interventions
- Other No intervention
This is an observational study without any interventions.
Primary outcome measures
- The economic value of optimized vaccination scheduling strategies [Time frame: 2025.08-2025.09]
- Caregivers' willingness to simultaneous vaccination and combined vaccines [Time frame: 2025.08-2025.09]
- Immunization records and vaccination coverage [Time frame: 2025.08-2025.09]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Recommendation to simultaneous vaccination and combined vaccines [Time frame: 2025.08-2025.09]
- Vaccine hesitancy [Time frame: 2025.08-2025.09]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
\- For caregivers of children
- Children aged ≥2 months and ≤59 months
- Caregivers informed consent obtained For vaccination staff
- All vaccination staff currently working at the selected community health service centers or township health clinics on the day of the survey For retrospective analysis
- Children aged 5 years and under; with complete vaccination records. Complete vaccination records refer to a child having received all vaccines required by the NIP for their age group, with accurate dates recorded for each vaccination dose.
Exclusion criteria
\- For caregivers of children
- Caregivers who are unable to participate in the survey due to physical or other objective reasons
- Caregivers with communication barriers
- Caregivers who do not consent to participate in the survey For vaccination staff
- Vaccination staff who do not consent to participate in the survey For retrospective analysis
- Children whose vaccination records are missing or incomplete
- Children whose vaccination has been delayed or not received due to medical contraindications.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Ecologic or community
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Peking University Health Science Center — Beijing
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07141875 · IRB00001052-25094