Risk factors for delay in age-appropriate vaccinations among Gambian children
| Autor: | Martin O. C. Ota, Joseph Okebe, Aderonke Odutola, Yamu Ndow Lowe-Jallow, Archibald Worwui, Ezra O. Ogundare, Muhammed O. Afolabi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Measles Vaccine Population Mothers Measles Young Adult Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Vaccine preventable diseases medicine Humans education Children Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine Immunization Schedule education.field_of_study Protection Tetanus business.industry Health Policy Public health Vaccination Timeliness Infant Middle Aged Place of birth medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Female Gambia Vaccine-preventable diseases Guideline Adherence Measles vaccine business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Health Services Research |
| ISSN: | 1472-6963 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12913-015-1015-9 |
| Popis: | Background Vaccination has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity due to vaccine-preventable diseases. However, these diseases are still responsible for majority of childhood deaths worldwide especially in the developing countries. This may be due to low vaccine coverage or delay in receipt of age-appropriate vaccines. We studied the timeliness of routine vaccinations among children aged 12–59 months attending infant welfare clinics in semi-urban areas of The Gambia, a country with high vaccine coverage. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in four health centres in the Western Region of the Gambia. Vaccination dates were obtained from health cards and timeliness assessed based on the recommended age ranges for BCG (birth–8 weeks), Diphtheria-Pertussis–Tetanus (6 weeks–4 months; 10 weeks–5 months; 14 weeks–6 months) and measles vaccines (38 weeks–12 months). Risk factors for delay in age-appropriate vaccinations were determined using logistic regression. Analysis was limited to BCG, third dose of Diphtheria-Pertussis -Tetanus (DPT3) and measles vaccines. Results Vaccination records of 1154 children were studied. Overall, 63.3 % (95 % CI 60.6–66.1 %) of the children had a delay in the recommended time to receiving at least one of the studied vaccines. The proportion of children with delayed vaccinations increased from BCG [5.8 % (95 % CI 4.5–7.0 %)] to DPT3 [60.4 % (95 % CI 57.9 %-63.0 %)] but was comparatively low for the measles vaccine [10.8 % (95 % CI 9.1 %–12.5 %)]. Mothers of affected children gave reasons for the delay, and their profile correlated with type of occupation, place of birth and mode of transportation to the health facilities. Conclusion Despite high vaccination coverage reported in The Gambia, a significant proportion of the children’s vaccines were delayed for reasons related to health services as well as profile of mothers. These findings are likely to obtain in several countries and should be addressed by programme managers in order to improve and optimize the impact of the immunization coverage rates. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1015-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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