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- Title
Coverage of and barriers to routine child vaccination in Mukalla district, Hadramout governorate, Yemen.
- Authors
Ba'amer, A. A.
- Abstract
To determine the vaccination coverage for children 12-23 months and to identify reasons for nonvaccination, we conducted a community-based survey in Al Mukalla district. Information about vaccination status and related barriers was collected for 210 children: 82% were fully vaccinated, 12% were partially vaccinated, and 5% were not vaccinated. Drop-out rate between DPT1 and DPT3 was 3.1%. Combining the evidence of vaccine cards and parent's history, the coverage for OPV1 was 94.3%, OPV3 91.4%, measles 90%, and BCG 88.1%. Reasons for not vaccinating included lack of information (54%) and existence of obstacles (35%). There is a need to raise the awareness of families about vaccination and to expand continuous outreach sessions to cover all children.
- Subjects
MUKALLA (Yemen); YEMEN (Republic); VACCINATION of children; HEALTH services accessibility; COMMUNITY health services; ORAL poliomyelitis vaccines; DPT vaccines; MEASLES vaccines; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2010.16.2.223