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- Title
Determinants of measles-rubella immunization in Muchinga province of Zambia.
- Authors
Mulenga, David; Mazaba, Mazyanga L.; Njunju, Eric M.; Chirambo-Kalolekesha, Memory; Rudatsikira, Emmanuel; Silitongo, Moono; Siapila, Paul; Banda, Chikafuna; Marufu, Tawanda; Tinago, Willard; Daka, Victor; Siziya, Seter
- Abstract
Measles and rubella are major childhood vaccine preventable killer diseases. The measles and rubella campaign in Muchinga province of Zambia was part of the main National Measles-Rubella survey. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of measles and rubella vaccine acceptance in Muchinga province. Associations were established using logistic regression analyses. A total of 206 out of 216 households participated in the survey, giving a response rate of 95.4%. Overall, 98.9% of the children were vaccinated. Factors significantly associated with vaccineation status included child age and gender. Children aged below 10 years were less likely to be vaccinated compared to the 10+ year-olds. Male children were more likely to be vaccinated compared to the female children. Paternal parents with grade 1-12 level of education were less likely to have vaccinated their children compared to those with higher level of education. Parental occupation, religion and age were associated with vaccination uptake. Efforts aimed at increasing measles-rubella vaccination coverages in Muchinga province should target the determinants of child vaccination status identified in this study.
- Subjects
ZAMBIA; MEASLES prevention; AGE distribution; CONFIDENCE intervals; HEALTH attitudes; IMMUNIZATION; MULTIVARIATE analysis; RUBELLA; SEX distribution; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PARENT attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Journal of Child & Adolescent Health, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 3, p321
- ISSN
1939-5930
- Publication type
Article