Measles vaccination rate and influencing factors in migrant workers in Changping district, Beijing

ObjectiveTo understand the vaccination rate of measles attenuated live vaccine (MV) and the influencing factors in migrant workers in Changping district of Beijing.

MethodsA questionnaire survey of MV vaccination was conducted in migrant workers aged 16–40 years selected through multi-stage cluster random sampling in 20 townships (streets) of Changping district of Beijing in April 2015. The survey contents included basic information, health knowledge awareness and MV vaccination status of the migrant workers. The factors influencing the vaccination rate were analyzed by χ² test and logistic regression model was used for univariate and multivariate analyses.

ResultsThe overall vaccination rate of MV was 17.63% (241/1 367). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the MV vaccination rate was higher in age group 16–20 years than in other age groups (OR＝1.852, 95% CI: 1.111–3.088), higher in married people than in other people (OR＝1.369, 95% CI: 1.005–1.866), higher in those with qualified health literacy (OR＝1.693, 95%CI: 1.246–2.301), but lower in those without awareness of vaccination policy (OR＝0.451, 95% CI: 0.337–0.602).

ConclusionThe MV vaccination rate was low in migrant workers age 16–40 years in Changping. Age, marriage, health literacy and awareness of MV vaccination policy were the influencing factors of MV vaccination coverage in migrant workers in Changping. It is necessary to strengthen the health education about measles prevention and control knowledge of measles prevention as well as MV vaccination policy in migrant workers to improve the MV vaccination coverage in this population.