Physicians’ Approaches to Recommending PCV7 for Children Aged 24 to 59 Months
Percentage of Physicians Who Have Adopted PCV7 in Practice | |||||
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For Children Aged 24–59 Months Old Who | Always Recommend PCV7 | Sometimes Recommend PCV7 | Rarely/Never Recommend PCV7 | ||
Have chronic illnesses that affect immunity to infection* | 93 | 5 | 2 | ||
Have recurrent otitis media* | 51 | 34 | 15 | ||
Attend daycare† | 44 | 37 | 19 | ||
Are African American | 39 | 36 | 26 | ||
Are NOT identified as high-risk | 27 | 35 | 38 |
* Physician behavior for this high-risk category significantly different from physician behavior for standard-risk 24- to 59-month-olds (bottom row) at p < .001.
† Physician behavior for this high-risk category significantly different from physician behavior for standard-risk 24- to 59-month-olds at p < .01.