Delayed, declined, or disengaged? Understanding childhood vaccination patterns

About this episode

The episode discusses childhood vaccination patterns and predictors of uptake and timeliness in a diverse urban population.

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Karol Basta, a Public Health Registrar based in London. Title of paper: Predictors of Childhood Vaccination Uptake and Timeliness in a Diverse Urban Population Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0319 Childhood vaccination rates have declined in the UK, with inequalities in urban, deprived, and ethnically diverse populations. Previous studies have lacked individual-level clinical data or did not explore both uptake and timeliness. We analysed 13 years of routinely collected primary care data for over 37,000 children in a diverse London borough to identify predictors of uptake and timeliness. Distinct sociodemographic and clinical factors were associated with incomplete and delayed vaccination, offering timely insights as responsibility for vaccination services shifts closer to local systems and place-based commissioning. Transcript This transcript was generated using AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Please be aware it may contain errors or omissions. Speaker A 00:00:00.880 - 00:00:52.000 Hi and welcome to BJJP Interviews. I'm Nada Khan and I'm one of the associate editors of the Journal. Thanks for taking the time to listen to…

People in this episode

Host: Nada Khan

Guest: Dr Karol Basta

Topics covered

• childhood vaccination
• public health
• urban health disparities
• vaccination uptake
• timeliness of vaccination

Keywords

• vaccination
• public health
• childhood
• urban population
• health inequalities
• timeliness
• predictors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The British Journal of General Practice

Books & works: Predictors of Childhood Vaccination Uptake and Timeliness in a Diverse Urban Population

Places: UK, London

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