Vaccination Coverage and Uptake in Young People Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness

Proportion of participants referred to the Young People's Health Service immunisation nurse who were up-to-date for their age for vaccines on both the National Immunisation Program and the Victorian State Government Schedule.

时间窗: Participants who were referred to the Young People's Health Service between the study time period (Between 19th February 2019 - 19th May 2021)

Young people who meet eligibility criteria will be considered up-to-date on referral if their immunisation history statement at the time of referral meets the criteria to be considered up to date as detailed in Appendix II in the Study Protocol. The percentage of the young people in the population who are up-to-date for their age with each vaccine will be described.

Proportion of participants referred to the Young People's Health Service immunisation nurse who were are at increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases.

时间窗: All available medical records for the participant on the Royal Children's Hospital Electronic Medical Records regardless of time frame

Where available, data collected from the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) will include risk factors for vaccine-preventable diseases and relevant social determinants of health based on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Government Department of Health and the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance publications. Participants will be considered at increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases if the EMR includes documentation of at least one of: a history of identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, of arriving in Australia as a migrant, refugee or asylum seeker, of incarceration, of men who have sex with men, of alcohol or other drug misuse, of smoking cigarettes, of living with Hepatitis C or HIV, of out of home care, of being a young parent, of having non-professional tattoos, or of sex work.