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- Title
Coverage and risk factors associated with child immunisation coverage in the 2016 measles rubella campaign in Lusaka, Zambia.
- Authors
Syapiila, Paul M.; Mazaba, Mazyanga L.; Mulenga, David; Njunju, Eric M.; Chirambo-Kalolekesha, Memory; Rudatsikira, Emmanuel; Silitongo, Moono; Banda, Chikafuna; Marufu, Tawanda; Tinago, Willard; Daka, Victor; Siziya, Seter
- Abstract
Vaccination is one of the most effective Public health tools for control and prevention of most infectious diseases. However, because administrative vaccination campaign data using number of doses distributed to estimate coverage is generally not accurate, a post vaccination campaign survey was conducted to determine the 2016 measles rubella coverage as well as the associated risk in Lusaka province. Using SPSS version 16.0.0, data was analysed to determine total vaccination coverage as well as coverage by gender. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were then used to determine the unadjusted and adjusted association of the potential risk factors and child vaccination coverage, respectively. Total vaccination coverage in Lusaka province was at 96.0% (95.9% among male and 96.1% among their female). Factors that were associated with this vaccination coverage were child age, paternal education, maternal education, paternal occupation and maternal occupation. Other factors that were found to be associated with vaccination coverage were paternal religion, maternal region, paternal and maternal age, household size and sex of a child. We therefore recommend the formulation of campaign strategies based on this evidence despite a successfully high coverage as any loss of campaign momentum can easily result in possible outbreaks.
- Subjects
ZAMBIA; MEASLES prevention; AGE distribution; EDUCATION; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES vaccines; MEDICAL protocols; MULTIVARIATE analysis; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; PUBLIC health; RISK assessment; RUBELLA; RUBELLA vaccines; VACCINATION; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Journal of Child & Adolescent Health, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 3, p281
- ISSN
1939-5930
- Publication type
Article