Association between a single mother family and childhood undervaccination, and mediating effect of household income: a nationwide, prospective birth cohort from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS)

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Kuroda (Author), Atsushi Goto (Author), Chihiro Kawakami (Author), Kouji Yamamoto (Author), Shuichi Ito (Author), Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although childhood undervaccination among single mother families is a concern for child healthcare, their association is still under debate. This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal marital status and the risk of childhood undervaccination and determine th...