‘We just need to make sure this vaccine gets to the right place’: a qualitative study exploring vaccinators’ approaches to needle-length selection for big-bodied patients

IntroductionAccess to effective vaccination is an important way to protect against infectious diseases. The Aotearoa–New Zealand immunisation handbook on safe and effective vaccination practice recommends a 38-mm needle length for intramuscular deltoid injections in very large individuals, using cli...

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Ngā kaituhi matua:	Sally B. Rose, Carmen Timu-Parata, Ashlea Gillon, George Parker, Lesley Gray, Tim Stokes
Hōputu:	Artigo
Reo:	Inglês
I whakaputaina:	CSIRO Publishing 2026-05-01
Rangatū:	Journal of Primary Health Care
Ngā marau:	body size equity focus groups immunisation needle length population health qualitative size inclusive vaccinators
Urunga tuihono:	https://connectsci.au/hc/article-pdf/18/2/156/1868520/hc25223.pdf
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