scholarly journals Factors Influencing Full Immunization Coverage among under Five Years Children in Mogadishu, Somalia

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hayir Tahlil Mohamud
Keyword(s):  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Full Immunization

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Knowledge and Attitude of Mothers Towards Immunization of Children Under-Five Years in Farato, Gambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-199
Author(s):  
Lamin Kanyi
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Vaccine Dose ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Globally, immunization coverage dropped from 86% in 2019 to 83% in 2020. An estimated 23 million children under one year did not receive basic vaccines, which is the highest number since 2009. Thus, this study aimed at identifying factors influencing the knowledge and attitude of mothers of under-five children towards immunization in Farato, The Gambia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the peri-urban community of Farato. A sample of 132 mothers were conveniently sampled and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequencies, and proportions were used to present the results of this study. The study revealed a low level of knowledge of mothers towards immunization. About 25% of mothers cannot clearly explain immunization; 23% knew that the first vaccine dose should be administered to a child at birth or soon after, and 60% were found to be unaware if their children were immunized. This indicates that the concept of immunization is not even clear to mothers and also showcased inadequate knowledge. However, 70% highlighted that immunization prevents infections and enhances child survival. Inadequate knowledge about immunization, literacy and education level, occupation of mothers, inadequate information from health workers, and limited information among mothers were major influencing factors to drop-out of immunization uptake. The study suggests that mothers need to be taught what immunization is about and its importance to children. At health facilities and clinic sites, health workers need to continue communicating to mothers on the importance of immunization to enlighten them about immunization.

scholarly journals Full childhood immunization coverage and incidence of vaccine preventable disease in Nigeria: a regression analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 5757
Author(s):  
Obinna Orjingene ◽  
Ojo Olumuyiwa ◽  
Clara Oguji ◽  
Franco Apiyanteide ◽  
Jude Inegbeboh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Disease ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Vaccine Preventable Diseases ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Preventable Disease ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Full Immunization

Background: Childhood immunization contributes significantly in the reduction of cases of vaccine preventable diseases in children. DHIS2 data showed that only 60.59% of children under one were fully immunized in 2020. This implies that 39.41% did not receive all recommended vaccinations therefore at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases. This study therefore examined the effect of full immunization coverage on incidence of vaccine preventable diseases.Methods: Full childhood immunization coverage and incidence of vaccine preventable disease was examined using simple linear regression model at 5% level of significance and 95% confidence interval. Measles new case for children under five was the dependent variable while children under one fully immunized was the independent variable. Data was retrieved from DHIS2 for the period 2017-2020.Results: The study showed a negative relationship between full immunization coverage and incidence of under-five measles new cases. The study found that any unit increase in full immunization coverage would lead to decrease in measles cases by 6%.Conclusions: Full immunization coverage is still low (below WHO target of 80%) despite effort by government and partners. This implies that a lot of children are at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases. In order to avert this risk, health authorities and partners should devise appropriate means of educating the populace on the importance of childhood immunization.

scholarly journals Understanding Spatial and Contextual Factors Influencing Intraregional Differences in Child Vaccination Coverage in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Vyas ◽  
Dohyeong Kim ◽  
Alayne Adams
Keyword(s):  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Administrative Governance ◽  
Child Vaccination

In Bangladesh, policy discourse has mostly focused on regional inequities in health, including child immunization coverage. Knowledge of local geographical and contextual factors within regions, however, becomes pertinent in efforts to address these inequities. We used the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 to examine factors that influence intraregional differences in vaccination coverage using a multilevel analysis. We found that in spite of the provision of health facilities at each level of administrative governance, only distance to the Upazilla Health Complex was a consistent predictor for each dose of vaccine, highlighting the remote locations of the communities that remain underserved. Our analysis demonstrates the value of subregional analyses that identify the characteristics of communities that are vulnerable to incomplete immunization coverage. Unless specific policy actions are taken to increase coverage in these remote areas, geographic inequities are likely to persist within regions, and desired targets will not be achieved.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Feeding Pattern of Under-Five Children in Coastal Areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
Yuarnistira ◽  
N Nursalam ◽  
P D Rachmawati ◽  
F Efendi ◽  
R Pradanie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Feeding Pattern ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Factors Influencing
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