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Workneh BS, Mekonen EG, Zegeye AF, Gonete AT, Alemu TG, Tamir TT, Tekeba B, Wassie M, Kassie AT, Ali MS. Rotavirus vaccine dose-two dropout and its associated factors among children who received rotavirus vaccine dose-one in Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health survey. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2024; 20:2335730. [PMID: 38575525 PMCID: PMC10996828 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2335730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea in children worldwide. In 2016, rotavirus infection resulted in 258 173 300 episodes of diarrhea and 128 500 child deaths in the globe. The study aimed to assess the magnitude of Rotavirus vaccine dose-two dropout and associated factors among children who received rotavirus vaccine dose-one in sub-Saharan African countries. The appended and most recent demographic and health survey (DHS) dataset of 17 sub-Saharan African countries was used for data analysis. A total of 73,396 weighted samples were used. Factors associated with the outcome variable were considered significant if their p-values were ≤ .05 in the multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression model. The overall Rotavirus vaccine dose-two dropouts was 10.77% (95% CI 10.55%, 11.00%), which ranged from 2.77% in Rwanda to 37.67% in Uganda. Being younger, late birth order, having difficulty accessing health facilities, having no media exposure, having no work, having home delivery, having no antenatal follow-up, and having no postnatal checkup were factors significantly associated with the outcome variable. The overall Rotavirus vaccine dose-two dropout was higher in sub-Saharan African countries which implies that vaccine dropout is still a great issue in the region. Special attention should be given to those mothers who are young, who have no work, who give birth at home, who experienced difficulty in accessing health facilities, and late birth orders. Furthermore, targeted interventions should be considered for improving access and utilization of media, antenatal care, and postnatal care services.
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- Belayneh Shetie Workneh
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Rimal RN, Ganjoo R, Jamison A, Parida M, Tharmarajah S. Social norms, vaccine confidence, and interpersonal communication as predictors of vaccination intentions: Findings from slum areas in Varanasi, India. Vaccine 2024:S0264-410X(24)00666-2. [PMID: 38909001 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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In recent years, India has seen significant improvements in childhood immunization, but rates among the urban poor remain stagnant. Disruptions during COVID-19 pandemic have created further challenges. This paper focuses on how social norms, vaccine confidence, and interpersonal communication independently and jointly affect vaccine intentions among caregivers of infants living in six slum areas in Varanasi, India. Data for this study come from the baseline assessments conducted before implementing the Happy Baby Program, an intervention to improve vaccination attitudes and intentions. In-person interviews (N = 2,058) were conducted with caretakers of children up to two years old. Analyses showed that interpersonal communication about vaccines, descriptive norms, injunctive norms, and vaccine confidence were each associated with intentions to vaccinate in both a bivariate and, except for injunctive norms, a multivariate model. In addition, we found significant interactions among these variables, suggesting that the roles of interpersonal communication and vaccine confidence attenuated the relationship between social norms and vaccination intention. Overall, our model explained 46.2 % of the variance in vaccine intention. Given the strengths of the relationships observed in this study, intervention strategies should focus on enhancing social norms and vaccine confidence to promote vaccination.
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- Rajiv N Rimal
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Development Corner (DCOR), Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Osman MA, Waits A, Chien LY. Factors Associated with Vaccination Coverage among 0-59-Month-Old Children: A Multilevel Analysis of the 2020 Somaliland Demographic and Health Survey. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:509. [PMID: 38793760 PMCID: PMC11125891 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12050509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Globally, there has been little growth in vaccination coverage, with countries in the Horn of Africa having the lowest vaccination rates. This study investigated factors associated with vaccination status among children under five years old in Somaliland. The 2020 Somaliland Demographic and Health Survey surveyed women aged 15-49 years from randomly selected households. This multilevel analysis included 2673 primary caregivers of children under five. Only 34% of children were ever vaccinated. Childhood vaccination coverage was positively associated with high-budget regions, high healthcare facility density, and children older than 23 months. Vaccination coverage was greater for urban and rural residents than for nomadic people. Children whose mothers could read part of one sentence or one complete sentence were more likely to be vaccinated than illiterate mothers. Children whose mothers received antenatal care (ANC) once, two to three times, or four times or more were more likely to be vaccinated than those whose mothers received no ANC. Childhood vaccination coverage in Somaliland is low. Promoting maternal ANC visits and increasing women's literacy may enhance vaccination coverage. Funds should be allocated to areas with low resources, particularly for nomadic people, to boost vaccination uptake.
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- Mohamed Abdalle Osman
- International Health Program, Yang-Ming Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan;
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Sanaag University, Erigavo, Somaliland
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- Institute of Public Health, Yang-Ming Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan;
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- Institute of Community Health Care, College of Nursing, Yang-Ming Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112304, Taiwan
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Sinuraya RK, Alfian SD, Abdulah R, Postma MJ, Suwantika AA. Comprehensive childhood vaccination and its determinants: Insights from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS). J Infect Public Health 2024; 17:509-517. [PMID: 38295674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunization is the most effective intervention for reducing morbidity and mortality rates associated with vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite the Indonesian government's inclusion of several childhood vaccinations in the national immunization program (NIP), the number of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children remains high. This observational study aimed to determine the completeness of childhood immunization and the factors influencing it in Indonesia. METHODS Data were extracted from the fifth wave of the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS). The sample (n = 16,236) consists of children residing in 13 provinces, representing over 80% of Indonesia's population. The difference between groups was tested using the chi-square test. Logistic regression was performed to identify the variables associated with the completeness of basic immunization. Immunization is categorized as complete when children have received all the mandatory vaccines recommended by the Ministry of Health. We examined and compared the results using complete case analysis, inverse probability weighting, and multiple imputations. RESULTS The highest percentages of complete vaccinations were polio, tuberculosis, and DPT. Children who live in Sumatera and Kalimantan were more likely to be fully immunized, with ORs of 0.6 (95%CI 0.48-0.74) and 0.54 (0.37-0.80), respectively. Children who live in urban areas, have mothers who received the tetanus vaccine during pregnancy, have mothers with a higher level of education and health insurance, have fathers aged 41-50, and live with a large number of family members were more likely to be fully immunized (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Socioeconomic determinants were strongly correlated with the completeness of childhood vaccination in Indonesia.
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- Rano K Sinuraya
- Unit of Global Health, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen/ University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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- Unit of Global Health, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen/ University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia; Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
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Ahmed I, Ali H, Ali S, Van Woerden S, Hanna-Amodio A, Chen K, Onitolo E, Gillespie A. From digital voices to vaccine choices: increasing female vaccine acceptance in Sudan through social listening. Front Glob Womens Health 2024; 5:1288559. [PMID: 38410823 PMCID: PMC10895050 DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1288559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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The early COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Sudan experienced a gender disparity in vaccine uptake, with women accounting for less than 40% of vaccinations after four months of vaccine access. Initial analysis revealed that demand generation approaches were not sufficiently tailored to address the challenges and concerns of women. Using real-time social media monitoring, also known as social listening, to understand this inequity, we used an analytical tool called "Talkwalker" to track public sentiment and engagement regarding vaccination on social media platforms. The data captured subsequently informed a gender-responsive messaging campaign on social media that directly addressed specific concerns of Sudanese women. Within one week of the campaign's onset in September 2021, we observed a 144% increase in women's COVID-19 related social media engagement. Subsequent campaigns further enhanced women's engagement from 31% to between 35%-47%. Two subsequent campaigns in January and February/March 2022 were complemented with in-person activities, such as group meetings with community members and home visits by health promoters. Women's vaccination rates increased by 9% while the first two campaigns were live. System constraints hindered data linkages for the third campaign. These findings demonstrate the value of integrating real-time feedback with large-scale social media campaigns and the potential of linking online and offline strategies to further refine interventions, particularly in a conflict-prone and low-income country context. Our experience reinforces the notion that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to health-related communication. Responses should be tailored, contextualized, and person-centered, particularly in addressing concerns unique to women.
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- Islam Ahmed
- UNICEF Sudan, Social and Behaviour Change, Khartoum, Sudan
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- UNICEF Sudan, Social and Behaviour Change, Khartoum, Sudan
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- UNICEF Sudan, Social and Behaviour Change, Khartoum, Sudan
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- The Behavioural Insights Team, London, United Kingdom
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- UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, Social and Behaviour Change, Amman, Jordan
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Mohd Baharudin JA, Mohd Zain MR, Taib F, Abd Hamid IJ. Knowledge and practice of childhood immunisation among parents in Kelantan, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study. MALAYSIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF MALAYSIA 2024; 19:6. [PMID: 38371722 PMCID: PMC10866723 DOI: 10.51866/oa.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Introduction Parents are key decision-makers in the immunisation practice and compliance of children. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of immunisation among parents in Kelantan, Malaysia, and their associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated online questionnaire from May to June 2021. An invitation was distributed to parents attending a university hospital and extended families of staff through online platforms. A total of 311 parents participated in the study. The questionnaire consisted of 10 questions each on knowledge and practice and three questions on vaccination status. Descriptive analysis was performed. The associations between the sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge and practice scores were determined using the chi-square test, and predictive factors were identified using logistic regression analysis. Results Most respondents were Malay (94.2%), Muslim (94.5%), women (79.7%) and married (96.1%). The median score for immunisation knowledge and practice was 8 (interquartile range [IQR]=2) and 7 (IQR=3), respectively. Multiple logistic regression revealed that parents who were unmarried or single, less educated, and had lower incomes were predicted to have poor knowledge of childhood vaccination (P<0.05). Conversely, those living outside Kota Bharu, less educated, and younger parents were predicted to have poor vaccination practice of childhood vaccination (P<0.05). Most respondents (97.8%) indicated completing their children's vaccination schedule. Conclusion Parental education and household income are associated with immunisation knowledge and practice. Improving access to information about childhood vaccination among targeted groups may further boost immunization coverage.
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- Jamil Aiman Mohd Baharudin
- MBBS, MMed (Paediatric), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Persiaran Ilmu, Bandar Baru Nilai, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- MD, MMed (Paediatric), Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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- MB BCh BAO, FRCPCH, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang, Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- MD, MMed (Paediatric), PhD, Department of Clinical Medicine, Institut Perubatan dan Pergigian, Termaju, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Kaur G, Ahmed SI. Trends in childhood immunisation amongst Muslim children of Punjab (India): An empirical study. DIALOGUES IN HEALTH 2023; 2:100092. [PMID: 38515500 PMCID: PMC10953996 DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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India's immunisation programme is one of the largest in the world and achieved great success over the years, however, some significant gaps are still observable in terms of achieving universal immunisation of children. Religion has emerged as a strong correlate for immunisation rates at national, state and global level. It has been observed that the rate of immunisation among children from Muslim families is comparatively less at global as well as at national level. Therefore, the paper attempts to understand immunisation trends among Muslims children from the north-western Indian state of Punjab. Based on the cross-sectional study of 400 households from district Sangrur of Punjab, results of the study show that rate of full immunisation among children from Muslim families was 88 per cent and none of the children were non-immunised. Reasons stated for partial immunisation of children included distrust of the government and belief that it would cause infertility amongst children. The present study reveals that religion per se does not appear to be influence rates of full immunisation. Geographical location, embeddedness of the community in the larger political and social milieu of their area, reach and acceptance of health workers at grassroots level emerge as strong factors contributing to higher rates of immunisation amongst Muslim children of Malerkotla.
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- Gurinder Kaur
- Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, India
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- Population Research Centre, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, India
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Lawal TV, Atoloye KA, Adebowale AS, Fagbamigbe AF. Spatio-temporal analysis of childhood vaccine uptake in Nigeria: a hierarchical Bayesian Zero-inflated Poisson approach. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:493. [PMID: 37773112 PMCID: PMC10540393 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04300-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Globally, child mortality and morbidity remain a serious health challenge and infectious diseases are the leading causes. The use of count models together with spatial analysis of the number of doses of childhood vaccines taken is limited in the literature. We used a Bayesian zero-inflated Poisson regression model with spatio-temporal components to assess the number of doses of childhood vaccines taken among children aged 12-23 months and their associated factors. METHODS Data of 19,564 children from 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018 population-based cross-sectional Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey were used. The childhood vaccines include one dose of Bacillus-Calmette-Guérin; three doses of Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus; three doses of Polio and one dose of Measles. Uptake of all nine vaccines was regarded as full vaccination. We examined the multilevel factors associated with the number of doses of childhood vaccines taken using descriptive, bivariable and multivariable Bayesian models. Analysis was conducted in Stata version 16 and R statistical packages, and visualization in ArcGIS. RESULTS The prevalence of full vaccination was 6.5% in 2003, 14.8% in 2008, 21.8% in 2013 and 23.3% in 2018. Full vaccination coverage ranged from 1.7% in Sokoto to 51.9% in Anambra. Factors associated with the number of doses of childhood vaccines taken include maternal age (adjusted Incidence "risk" Ratio (aIRR) = 1.05; 95% Credible Interval (CrI) = 1.03-1.07) for 25-34 years and (aIRR = 1.07; 95% CrI = 1.05-1.10) for 35-49 years and education: (aIRR = 1.11, 95% CrI = 1.09-1.14) for primary and (aIRR = 1.16; 95% CrI = 1.13-1.19) for secondary/tertiary education. Other significant factors are wealth status, antenatal care attendance, working status, use of skilled birth attendants, religion, mother's desire for the child, community poverty rate, community illiteracy, and community unemployment. CONCLUSION Although full vaccination has remained low, there have been improvements over the years with wide disparities across the states. Improving the uptake of vaccines by educating women on the benefits of hospital delivery and vaccines through radio jingles and posters should be embraced, and state-specific efforts should be made to address inequality in access to routine vaccination in Nigeria.
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- Temitayo Victor Lawal
- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medinec, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- International Research Center of Excellence, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, Abuja, FCT Nigeria
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medinec, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Viable Knowledge Masters, Abuja, FCT Nigeria
- Viable Helpers Development Organization, Abuja, FCT Nigeria
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medinec, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Population and Health Research Entity, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medinec, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Division of Population and Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, Health Data Science Unit, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medicinal Sciences & Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
- Research Methods and Evaluation Unit, Institute for Health & Wellbeing, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
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Goodman OK, Wagner AL, Riopelle D, Mathew JL, Boulton ML. Vaccination inequities among children 12-23 months in India: An analysis of inter-state differences. Vaccine X 2023; 14:100310. [PMID: 37234595 PMCID: PMC10205789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background Previous research has shown that socioeconomic and demographic risk factors in children are additive and lead to increasingly negative impacts on vaccination coverage. The goal of this study is to examine if different combinations of four risk factors (infant sex, birth order, maternal education level, and family wealth status) vary by state among children 12-23 months in India and to determine the impact of ≥ 1 risk factor on differences in state vaccination rates. Methods Using data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in India between 2005 and 2006 (NFHS-3) and 2015-2016 (NFHS-4), full vaccination of children 12-23 months was examined. Full vaccination was defined as receipt of one dose of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), three doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine (DPT) vaccine, three doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV), and one dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV). Associations between full vaccination and the four risk factors were assessed using logistic regression. Data were analyzed by the state of residence. Results A total of 60.9% of children 12-23 months were fully vaccinated, in NFHS-4, ranging from 33.9% in Arunachal Pradesh to 91.3% in Punjab. In NFHS-4, the odds of full vaccination across all states were 15% lower among infants with 2 risk factors versus 0 or 1 risk factors (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.80-0.91), and 28% lower among infants with 3 or 4 risk factors versus 0 or 1 risk factor (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.67-0.78). Overall, the absolute difference in the full vaccination coverage in those with > 2 vs < 2 risk factors decreased from -13% in NFHS-3 to -5.6% in NFHS-4, with substantial variation across states. Conclusions Disparities in full vaccination exist among children 12-23 months experiencing > 1 risk factor. Indian states that are more populous or located in the north were more likely to have greater disparities.
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- Octavia K. Goodman
- College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, 5115 Terminal Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, Michigan Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Saikia N, Kumar K, Bora JK, Mondal S, Phad S, Agarwal S. What Determines the District-Level Disparities in Immunization Coverage in India: Findings from Five Rounds of the National Family Health Survey. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11040851. [PMID: 37112763 PMCID: PMC10144648 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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India's Universal Immunization Programme has been performing at a sub-optimal level over the past decade, with there being a wide disparity in terms of immunization coverage between states. This study investigates the covariates that affect immunization rates and inequality in India at the individual and district levels. We used data from the five rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted from 1992-1993 to 2019-2021. We used multilevel binary logistic regression analysis to examine the association between demographic, socio-economic and healthcare factors and a child's full immunization status. Further, we used the Fairlie decomposition technique to understand the relative contribution of explanatory variables to a child's full immunization status between districts with different immunization coverage levels. We found that 76% of children received full immunization in 2019-2021. Children from less wealthy families, urban backgrounds, Muslims, and those with illiterate mothers were found to have lower chances of receiving full immunization. There is no evidence that gender and caste disparities have an impact on immunization coverage in India. We found that having a child's health card is the most significant contributor to reducing the disparities that exist regarding children's full immunization between mid- and low-performing districts. Our study suggests that healthcare-related variables are more crucial than demographic and socio-economic variables when determining ways in which to improve immunization coverage in Indian districts.
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- Nandita Saikia
- Public Health and Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 400088, India
- Centre for the Studies of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Centre for the Studies of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Centre for the Studies of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Public Health and Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 400088, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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Roy D, Debnath A, Sarma M, Roy D, Das K. A Decomposition Analysis to Understand the Wealth-Based Inequalities in Child Vaccination in Rural Southern Assam: A Cross-Sectional Study. Indian J Community Med 2023; 48:112-125. [PMID: 37082382 PMCID: PMC10112763 DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_422_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Background The socio-environmental aspects of southern Assam reflect a general pattern of backwardness. Moreover, child healthcare resources in the region are inadequately used, leading to low vaccination coverage. Given this background, this paper attempted to comprehend wealth-based inequality in full vaccination in rural areas of southern Assam. Methodology Based on a multistage cluster sampling approach, 360 children of 12-23 months were selected from the study area. To identify the predictors of a child, a non-linear model was estimated by using the generalized linear model (GLM) approach followed by Erreygers decomposition technique to quantify the wealth inequality in the obtained predictors in explaining the disparity in full vaccination. Result The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination recorded the highest vaccination coverage, at nearly 90% and the lowest was observed for the measles vaccine, around 61 percent. Slightly more than half of the eligible children (54 percent) were vaccinated against all the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)-recommended vaccines. The decomposition analysis revealed that the occupation of the child's father, maternal age, birth order of the child, and health-seeking behavior such as antenatal care (ANC) were the prime factors related to inequality in full vaccination in the region. Conclusion Vaccination coverage in the region has improved over time, however, full vaccination is concentrated towards the economically advantaged section of the society in rural southern Assam. Targeted, context-specific, and expanded government initiatives could aid in addressing the overall wealth-related full vaccination inequalities in the valley.
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- Dipankar Roy
- Department of Economics, Government Model Degree College, Borkhola, Assam, India
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- Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India
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- Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India
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- Department of General Surgery, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Consultant Dermatologist, Apollo Clinic Silchar, Silchar, Assam, India
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Wagner AL, Mathew JL, Carlson BF, Kachoria AG, Bharti B, Suri V, Boulton ML. Measles Vaccination Immunogenicity and Association with Caste in Chandigarh, India. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022; 107:1129-1131. [PMID: 36191873 PMCID: PMC9709014 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Measles affects those of lower socioeconomic status disproportionately. This study evaluated the impact of measles vaccination on antibody titers 3 months after vaccination across different socioeconomic groups, with a focus on caste. In total, 169 infants in Chandigarh, India, had serum samples collected immediately prior to vaccination at 9 months of age and 3 months later. Overall, 126 infants (76%) were seropositive (antibody titers > 12 mIU/mL), 26 (16%) were borderline (8-12 mIU/mL), and 14 (8%) were seronegative (< 8 mIU/mL). Seropositivity (versus borderline/seronegative infants) was 0.78 times as high among individuals from the historically marginalized scheduled castes/scheduled tribes compared with the others caste grouping (95% CI, 0.62-0.98). Antibody response was not tied to anthropometric measures but was attenuated among scheduled castes/scheduled tribes with higher incomes. This study provides observational evidence that social structures can be associated with individual immune responses.
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- Abram L. Wagner
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGIMER Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Krishnamoorthy Y, Rehman T. Impact of antenatal care visits on childhood immunization: a propensity score-matched analysis using nationally representative survey. Fam Pract 2022; 39:603-609. [PMID: 34564727 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence has suggested a relationship between antenatal care (ANC) visits and childhood immunization coverage. However, evaluating its impact using observational data suffers from the problem of selection bias. Hence, we adopted propensity score-matched (PSM) analysis for studying the impact of ANC visits on childhood immunization. METHODS Data regarding ANC visits and childhood immunization were collected from a nationally representative survey, National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4). We performed PSM analysis with logit model using the psmatch2 command package in STATA to find the average treatment effect on the population (ATE), treated (ATT), and untreated (ATU). RESULTS In total, 5,430 participants were included in the analysis. Radius matching with caliper width of 0.01 was used to match the groups. The ATT values in the intervention and control groups were 0.71 and 0.47, respectively, indicating that the immunization coverage was increased by 24% because of ANC visits. The ATU values in the intervention and control groups were 0.40 and 0.65, respectively. This indicates that for the women who did not make the ANC visits, the chance of getting their children immunized would have increased by 25% if they had made four or more visits. The final ATE estimate was 0.25 among the study participants. Quality of matching was good with no significant difference in characteristics between the two groups. CONCLUSION Findings from our study imply that policymakers in India should focus on further improving the ANC coverage as it has a significant impact on improving childhood immunization coverage.
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- Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy
- Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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Ali HA, Hartner AM, Echeverria-Londono S, Roth J, Li X, Abbas K, Portnoy A, Vynnycky E, Woodruff K, Ferguson NM, Toor J, Gaythorpe KAM. Vaccine equity in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Equity Health 2022; 21:82. [PMID: 35701823 PMCID: PMC9194352 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01678-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence to date has shown that inequality in health, and vaccination coverage in particular, can have ramifications to wider society. However, whilst individual studies have sought to characterise these heterogeneities in immunisation coverage at national level, few have taken a broad and quantitative view of the contributing factors to heterogeneity in immunisation coverage and impact, i.e. the number of cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years averted. This systematic review aims to highlight these geographic, demographic, and sociodemographic characteristics through a qualitative and quantitative approach, vital to prioritise and optimise vaccination policies. METHODS A systematic review of two databases (PubMed and Web of Science) was undertaken using search terms and keywords to identify studies examining factors on immunisation inequality and heterogeneity in vaccination coverage. Inclusion criteria were applied independently by two researchers. Studies including data on key characteristics of interest were further analysed through a meta-analysis to produce a pooled estimate of the risk ratio using a random effects model for that characteristic. RESULTS One hundred and eight studies were included in this review. We found that inequalities in wealth, education, and geographic access can affect vaccine impact and vaccination dropout. We estimated those living in rural areas were not significantly different in terms of full vaccination status compared to urban areas but noted considerable heterogeneity between countries. We found that females were 3% (95%CI[1%, 5%]) less likely to be fully vaccinated than males. Additionally, we estimated that children whose mothers had no formal education were 28% (95%CI[18%,47%]) less likely to be fully vaccinated than those whose mother had primary level, or above, education. Finally, we found that individuals in the poorest wealth quintile were 27% (95%CI [16%,37%]) less likely to be fully vaccinated than those in the richest. CONCLUSIONS We found a nuanced picture of inequality in vaccination coverage and access with wealth disparity dominating, and likely driving, other disparities. This review highlights the complex landscape of inequity and further need to design vaccination strategies targeting missed subgroups to improve and recover vaccination coverage following the COVID-19 pandemic. TRIAL REGISTRATION Prospero, CRD42021261927.
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- Huda Ahmed Ali
- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.8991.90000 0004 0425 469XLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XCenter for Health Decision Science, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, USA
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- grid.271308.f0000 0004 5909 016XPublic Health England, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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- grid.7445.20000 0001 2113 8111Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, UK
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Wendt A, Santos TM, Cata-Preta BO, Costa JC, Mengistu T, Hogan DR, Victora CG, Barros AJD. Children of more empowered women are less likely to be left without vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: A global analysis of 50 DHS surveys. J Glob Health 2022; 12:04022. [PMID: 35356658 PMCID: PMC8943525 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background To help provide a global understanding of the role of gender-related barriers to vaccination, we have used a broad measure of women’s empowerment and explored its association with the prevalence of zero-dose children aged 12-23 months across many low- and middle-income countries, using data from standardized national household surveys. Methods We used data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 50 countries with information on both women’s empowerment and child immunisation. Zero-dose was operationally defined as the proportion of children who failed to receive any doses of the diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus containing vaccines (DPT). We measured women’s empowerment using the SWPER Global, an individual-level indicator estimated for women aged 15-49 years who are married or in union and with three domains: social independence, decision-making and attitude towards violence. We estimated two summary measures of inequality, the slope index of inequality (SII) and the concentration index (CIX). Results were presented for individual and pooled countries. Results In the country-level (ecological) analyses we found that the higher the proportion of women with high empowerment, the lower the zero-dose prevalence. In the individual level analyses, overall, children with highly-empowered mothers presented lower prevalence of zero-dose than those with less-empowered mothers. The social independence domain presented more consistent associations with zero-dose. In 42 countries, the lowest zero-dose prevalence was found in the high empowerment groups, with the slope index of inequality showing significant results in 28 countries. When we pooled all countries using a multilevel Poisson model, children from mothers in the low and medium levels of the social independence domain had respectively 3.3 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.3, 4.7) and 1.8 (95% CI = 1.5, 2.1) times higher prevalence of zero-dose compared to those in the high level. Conclusions Our country-level and individual-level analyses support the importance of women’s empowerment for child vaccination, especially in countries with weaker routine immunisation programs.
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- Andrea Wendt
- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- International Center for Equity in Health, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Maternal education, health care system and child health: Evidence from India. Soc Sci Med 2022; 296:114740. [DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vaccines on time: Exploring determinants of delaying child vaccination in states of India. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.100996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Summan A, Nandi A, Schueller E, Laxminarayan R. Public health facility quality and child immunization outcomes in rural India: A decomposition analysis. Vaccine 2022; 40:2388-2398. [PMID: 35305825 PMCID: PMC8996686 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Universal coverage of routine childhood vaccines remains a challenge in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In India, vaccination campaigns have increased full immunization coverage among 12–23 month old children from an estimated 62% in 2015–2016 to 76% in 2019–2020. Long-term improvements in coverage will likely require systemic changes to both the supply and demand sides of immunization programs. However, the effect of health system inputs on child vaccination outcomes remains poorly quantified in India. We examined the association between the quality of public health facilities and child vaccination outcomes in rural India using data from the nationally representative Integrated Child Health and Immunization Survey (2015–2016) which covered 1,346 public primary health sub-centers and 44,571 households. We constructed two indices of sub-center quality using multiple correspondence analysis: one related to the general health infrastructure quality and the other measuring vaccine service delivery. Using probit regression, we analyzed the relationship between vaccination outcomes in children under 2 years of age and sub-center quality, controlling for household socioeconomic characteristics. Additionally, we conducted Fairlie decomposition analysis by wealth group — bottom wealth quintile relative to the top four wealth quintiles— to examine factors contributing to gaps in immunization between rich and poor households. Infrastructure quality index was positively associated with completion of seven vaccination outcomes: full immunization, DPT-1 (first dose of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus), DPT-2, DPT-3, Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG), hepatitis B (birth dose), and on-time vaccination (OTV). Vaccine service delivery index was positively associated with completion of measles vaccination. The distribution of infrastructure quality contributed to increased gaps in full immunization and OTV between rich and poor households, while greater proximity to vaccination site for poorer households reduced these gaps. Improved quality of health facilities, particularly facilities used by low-income households, may improve vaccination outcomes.
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Schön M, Heesemann E, Ebert C, Subramanyam M, Vollmer S, Horn S. How to ensure full vaccination? The association of institutional delivery and timely postnatal care with childhood vaccination in a cross-sectional study in rural Bihar, India. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0000411. [PMID: 36962219 PMCID: PMC10021874 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Incomplete and absent doses in routine childhood vaccinations are of major concern. Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), in particular, often struggle to enable full vaccination of children, which affects their immunity against communicable diseases. Data on child vaccination cards from a cross-sectional primary survey with 1,967 households were used to assess the vaccination status. The association of timely postnatal care (PNC) and the place of delivery with any-dose (at least one dose of each vaccine) and full vaccination of children between 10-20 months in Bihar, India, was investigated. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used. The vaccines included targeted tuberculosis, hepatitis B, polio, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) and measles. Moreover predictors for perinatal health care uptake were analysed by multivariable logistic regression. Of the 1,011 children with card verification, 47.9% were fully vaccinated. Timely PNC was positively associated with full vaccination (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.48, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-2.08) and with the administration of at least one dose (any-dose) of polio vaccine (aOR 3.37 95% CI 1.79-6.36), hepatitis B/pentavalent vaccine (aOR 2.11 95% CI 1.24-3.59), and DPT/pentavalent vaccine (aOR 2.29 95% CI 1.35-3.88). Additionally, delivery in a public health care facility was positively associated with at least one dose of hepatitis B/pentavalent vaccine administration (aOR 4.86 95% CI 2.97-7.95). Predictors for timely PNC were institutional delivery (public and private) (aOR 2.7 95% CI 1.96-3.72, aOR 2.38 95% CI 1.56-3.64), at least one ANC visit (aOR 1.59 95% CI 1.18-2.15), wealth quintile (Middle aOR 1.57 95% CI 1.02-2.41, Richer aOR 1.51 95% CI 1.01-2.25, Richest aOR 2.06 95% CI 1.28-3.31) and household size (aOR 0.95 95% CI 0.92-0.99). The findings indicate a correlation between childhood vaccination and timely postnatal care. Further, delivery in a public facility correlates with the administration of at least one dose of hepatitis B vaccine and thus impedes zero-dose vaccination. Increasing uptake of timely PNC, encouraging institutional delivery, and improving vaccination services before discharge of health facilities may lead to improved vaccination rates among children.
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- Mareike Schön
- Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Essen, Germany
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- Social Epidemiology, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Chair of Development Economics, Center for Modern Indian Studies, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Paediatrics, SRH Central Hospital Suhl, Suhl, Germany
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Dizbay İE, Öztürkoğlu Ö. Factors affecting recommended childhood vaccine demand. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-219184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Reaching a high vaccination coverage level is of vital essence when preventing epidemic diseases. For mandatory vaccines, the demand can be forecasted using some demographics such as birth rates or populations between certain ages. However, it has been difficult to forecast non-mandatory vaccine demands because of vaccine hesitation, alongside other factors such as social norms, literacy rate, or healthcare infrastructure. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to explore the predominant factors that affect the non-mandatory vaccine demand, focusing on the recommended childhood vaccines, which are usually excluded from national immunization programs. For this study, fifty-nine factors were determined and categorized as system-oriented and human-oriented factors. After a focus group study conducted with ten experts, seven system-oriented and eight human-oriented factors were determined. To reveal the cause and effect relationship between factors, one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods called Fuzzy-DEMATEL was implemented. The results of the analysis showed that “Immunization-related beliefs”, “Media/social media contents/messaging”, and “Social, cultural, religious norms” have a strong influence on non-mandatory childhood vaccine demand. Furthermore, whereas “Availability and access to health care facilities” and “Political/ financial support to health systems” are identified as cause group factors, “Quality of vaccine and service delivery management” is considered an effect group factor. Lastly, a guide was generated for decision-makers to help their forecasting process of non-mandatory vaccine demands to avoid vaccine waste or shortage.
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- İkbal Ece Dizbay
- Department of Management & Organization, Yasar University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Business Administration, Yasar University, İzmir, Turkey
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Francis MR, Nuorti JP, Lumme-Sandt K, Kompithra RZ, Balraj V, Kang G, Mohan VR. Vaccination coverage and the factors influencing routine childhood vaccination uptake among communities experiencing disadvantage in Vellore, southern India: a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1807. [PMID: 34620139 PMCID: PMC8499461 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11881-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2015, the Vellore district in southern India was selected for intensified routine immunization, targeting children from communities experiencing disadvantage such as migrant, tribal, and other hard-to-reach groups. This mixed-methods study was conducted to assess routine immunization coverage and the factors influencing childhood vaccination uptake among these communities in Vellore. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional household survey (n = 100) and six focus group discussions (n = 43) among parents of children aged 12-23 months from the known communities experiencing disadvantage in Vellore during 2017 and 2018. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to examine associations between the parental characteristics and children's vaccination status in the household survey data; the qualitative discussions were analyzed by using the (previously published) "5As" taxonomy for the determinants of vaccine uptake. RESULTS In the household survey, the proportions of fully vaccinated children were 65% (95% CI: 53-76%) and 77% (95% CI: 58-88%) based on information from vaccination cards or parental recall and vaccination cards alone, respectively. Children whose mothers were wage earners [Adjusted prevalence odds ratio (aPOR): 0.21, 95% CI = 0.07-0.64], or salaried/small business owners [aPOR: 0.18, 95% CI = 0.04-0.73] were less likely to be fully vaccinated than children who had homemakers mothers. In the focus group discussions, parents identified difficulties in accessing routine immunization when travelling for work and showed knowledge gaps regarding the benefits and risks of vaccination, and fears surrounding certain vaccines due to negative news reports and common side-effects following childhood vaccination. CONCLUSIONS Vaccination coverage among children from the surveyed communities in Vellore was suboptimal. Our findings suggest the need to target children from Narikuravar families and conduct periodic community-based health education campaigns to improve parental awareness about and trust in childhood vaccines among the communities experiencing disadvantage in Vellore.
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- Mark Rohit Francis
- Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Infectious Diseases and Vaccines Unit, Department of Health Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Well Baby Immunization Clinic, Department of Pediatrics Unit - I, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Women's Empowerment and Children's Complete Vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9101117. [PMID: 34696225 PMCID: PMC8540931 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9101117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background: The empowerment of women contributes to better child health and wellness. This study aimed to examine the association between women’s empowerment and complete vaccination of children, as recommended in the National Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted on data from the Multiple-Indicator Cluster Survey 6 (MICS-6) to determine the dimensions of women’s empowerment. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between women’s empowerment and complete vaccination of children stratified by household wealth. In total, 3524 women with children aged 12–23 months were included in the study. (3) Results: Women’s empowerment was defined by three dimensions, namely intrinsic agency, enabling resources, and social independence. Children of women with high levels of empowerment had higher odds of complete vaccination, with values of 1.63 (p = 0.002) and 1.59 (p = 0.012) for intrinsic agency and enabling resources of the empowerment, respectively, compared to the children of women with low levels of empowerment; however, social independence failed to be associated with the vaccination status of children. After stratification by household wealth, the OR of complete vaccination was higher in women from middle-income households with high levels of intrinsic agency (OR: 2.35, p = 0.021) compared to women from poor households with high levels of intrinsic agency (OR: 1.92, p = 0.004). (4) Conclusions: Higher levels of women’s empowerment, especially intrinsic agency and enabling resources, were associated with complete vaccination in children in the DRC. Household wealth status influenced the associations. The empowerment of women is crucial in promoting the complete vaccination of children and providing equal access to vaccines.
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Srivastava S, Kumar P, Chauhan S, Banerjee A. Household expenditure for immunization among children in India: a two-part model approach. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1001. [PMID: 34551769 PMCID: PMC8459463 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07011-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Despite the Indian government’s Universal Immunization Program (UIP), the progress of full immunization coverage is plodding. The cost of delivering routine immunization varies widely across facilities within country and across country. However, the cost an individual bears on child immunization has not been focussed. In this context, this study tries to estimate the expenditure on immunization which an individual bears and the factors affecting immunization coverage at the regional level. Methods Using the 75th round of National Sample Survey Organization data, the present paper attempts to check the individual expenditure on immunization and the factors affecting immunization coverage at the regional level. Descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis were used to fulfil the study objectives. The two-part model has been employed to inspect the determinants of expenditure on immunization. Results The overall prevalence of full immunization was 59.3 % in India. Full immunization was highest in Manipur (75.2 %) and lowest in Nagaland (12.8 %). The mean expenditure incurred on immunization varies from as low as Rs. 32.7 in Tripura to as high as Rs. 1008 in Delhi. Children belonging to the urban area [OR: 1.04; CI: 1.035, 1.037] and richer wealth quintile [OR: 1.14; CI: 1.134–1.137] had higher odds of getting immunization. Moreover, expenditure on immunization was high among children from the urban area [Rs. 273], rich wealth quintile [Rs. 297] and who got immunized in a private facility [Rs. 1656]. Conclusions There exists regional inequality in immunization coverage as well as in expenditure incurred on immunization. Based on the findings, we suggest looking for the supply through follow-up and demand through spreading awareness through mass media for immunization. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-07011-0.
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- Shobhit Srivastava
- Department of Mathematical Demography & Statistics, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Mathematical Demography & Statistics, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India.
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- Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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Wahl B, Gupta M, Erchick DJ, Patenaude BN, Holroyd TA, Sauer M, Blunt M, Santosham M, Limaye RJ. Change in full immunization inequalities in Indian children 12-23 months: an analysis of household survey data. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:841. [PMID: 33933038 PMCID: PMC8088616 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10849-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND India has made substantial progress in improving child health in recent years. However, the country continues to account for a large number of vaccine preventable child deaths. We estimated wealth-related full immunization inequalities in India. We also calculated the degree to which predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors contribute to these inequalities. METHODS We used data from the two rounds of a large nationally representative survey done in all states in India in 2005-06 (n = 9582) and 2015-16 (n = 49,284). Full immunization status was defined as three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine, one dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine, and one dose of measles vaccine in children 12-23 months. We compared full immunization coverage by wealth quintiles using descriptive statistics. We calculated concentration indices for full immunization coverage at the national and state levels. Using predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors associated with full immunization status identified from the literature, we applied a generalized linear model (GLM) framework with a binomial distribution and an identity link to decompose the concentration index. RESULTS National full immunization coverage increased from 43.65% in 2005-06 to 62.46% in 2015-16. Overall, full immunization coverage in both 2005-06 and 2015-16 in all states was lowest in children from poorer households and improved with increasing socioeconomic status. The national concentration index decreased from 0.36 to 0.13 between the two study periods, indicating a reduction in poor-rich inequality. Similar reductions were observed for most states, except in states where inequalities were already minimal (i.e., Tamil Nadu) and in some northeastern states (i.e., Meghalaya and Manipur). In 2005-06, the contributors to wealth-related full immunization inequality were antenatal care, maternal education, and socioeconomic status. The same factors contributed to full immunization inequality in 2015-16 in addition to difficulty reaching a health facility. CONCLUSIONS Immunization coverage and wealth-related equality have improved nationally and in most states over the last decade in India. Targeted, context-specific interventions could help address overall wealth-related full immunization inequalities. Intensified government efforts could help in this regard, particularly in high-focus states where child mortality remains high.
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- Brian Wahl
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA.
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 415 N Washington Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA
- International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
- Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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Dadari I, Higgins-Steele A, Sharkey A, Charlet D, Shahabuddin A, Nandy R, Jackson D. Pro-equity immunization and health systems strengthening strategies in select Gavi-supported countries. Vaccine 2021; 39:2434-2444. [PMID: 33781603 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Achieving universal immunization coverage and reaching every child with life-saving vaccines will require the implementation of pro-equity immunization strategies, especially in poorer countries. Gavi-supported countries continue to implement and report strategies that aim to address implementation challenges and improve equity. This paper summarizes the first mapping of these strategies from country reports. METHODS Thirteen Gavi-supported countries were purposively selected with emphasis on Gavi's priority countries. Following a scoping of different documents submitted to Gavi by countries, 47 Gavi Joint Appraisals (JAs) for the period 2016-2019 from the 13 selected countries were included in the mapping. We used a consolidated framework synthesized from 16 different equity and health systems frameworks, which incorporated UNICEF's coverage and equity assessment approach - an adaptation of the Tanahashi model. Using search terms, the mapping was conducted using a combination of manual search and the MAXQDA qualitative analysis tool. Pro-equity strategies meeting the inclusion criteria were identified and compiled in an Excel database, and then populated on a tableau visualization dashboard. RESULTS In total, 258 pro-equity strategies were implemented by the 13 sampled Gavi-supported countries between 2016 and 2019. The framework determinants of social norms, utilization, and management and coordination accounted for more than three-quarters of all pro-equity strategies implemented in these countries. The median number of strategies reported per country was 17. Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Uganda reported the highest number of strategies that we considered as pro-equity. CONCLUSION Findings from this mapping can be useful in addressing equity gaps, reaching partially immunized, and 'zero-dose' vaccinated children, and valuable resource for countries planning to implement pro-equity strategies, especially as immunization stakeholders reimagine immunization delivery in light of COVID-19, and as Gavi finalizes its fifth organizational strategy. Future efforts should seek to identify pro-equity strategies being implemented across additional countries, and to assess the extent to which these strategies have improved immunization coverage and equity.
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- Ibrahim Dadari
- UNICEF Pacific Office, Honiara, Solomon Islands; UNICEF Health Section, NY, USA; College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
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- UNICEF Health Section, NY, USA; University Research Co., LLC (URC) & Center for Human Services, Maryland, USA
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- UNICEF Health Section, NY, USA; School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Kannankeril Joseph VJ. Understanding inequalities in child immunization in India: a decomposition approach. J Biosoc Sci 2021; 54:1-13. [PMID: 33722313 DOI: 10.1017/s0021932021000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The importance of childhood immunization for healthy child growth and development is well recognized and is considered to be the best and most cost-effective lifesaver. Low socioeconomic status has been shown to be associated with low child immunization and health care utilization, but the inequalities in immunization coverage due to social and economic factors are poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the association between child immunization coverage and various socioeconomic factors and to quantify their contributions to generating inequalities in immunization coverage in India. The study data are from the National Family Health Survey-4 conducted in 2015-16. The association between socioeconomic determinants and child full immunization coverage was estimated using the χ2 test and binary logistic regression. Concentration indices were estimated to measure the magnitude of inequality, and these were further decomposed to explain the contribution of different socioeconomic factors to the total disparity in full immunization coverage. The results showed that the uptake of immunization in 2015-16 was highly associated with mother's educational status and household wealth. The concentration index decomposition revealed that inequality (immunization disadvantage) was highest among poorer economic groups and among children whose mothers were illiterate. The overall concentration index value indicates that the weaker socioeconomic groups in India are more disadvantaged in terms of immunization interventions. The results offer insight into the dynamics of the variation in immunization coverage in India and help identify vulnerable populations that should be targeted to decrease socioeconomic inequalities in the country.
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Arya BK, Khan T, Das RS, Guha R, Das Bhattacharya S. Determinants of vaccine uptake in HIV-affected families from West Bengal. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:2036-2042. [PMID: 33545012 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1851535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Children living with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV; CLH) have special vaccine needs. Determinants of household-level uptake of vaccines need to be examined in high-risk families with CLH. We previously conducted a study on the impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) in 125 HIV-affected families and 47 HIV-unaffected families in West Bengal. We then interviewed 99 of these 172 families who had participated in the study to understand the household-level factors that determine vaccine uptake. Sixty-four of the 99 families had one or more CLH. Within these 64 families, 30% of CLH had missed vaccines under the universal immunization program (UIP), compared to only 6% of HIV-uninfected children (HUC) (p = .001). Maternal HIV positivity in a family increased risk of missing UIP vaccines nearly five times (4.82, p = .001). Almost all families accessed UIP vaccines at local primary vaccination centers, but 14% of families experienced stigma due to HIV and avoided getting one or more vaccine doses. In contrast, in our study, 100% of HIV-affected families actively sought PCV-13 and HibCV, despite having to travel. Factors that influenced uptake included awareness generation and activation by an outreach worker and availability of vaccines on pick-up days for anti-retroviral therapy. Eighty-six percent of families strongly recommended PCV-13 to other families. To conclude, while we found that CLH have barriers to getting vaccinations, a program designed to take into consideration the obstacles that HIV-affected families face showed a high rate of vaccine uptake.
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- Bikas K Arya
- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Centre for Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Murhekar MV, Kamaraj P, Kumar MS, Khan SA, Allam RR, Barde PV, Dwibedi B, Kanungo S, Mohan U, Mohanty SS, Roy S, Sagar V, Savargaonkar D, Tandale BV, Topno RK, Kumar CPG, Sabarinathan R, Bitragunta S, Grover GS, Lakshmi PVM, Mishra CM, Sadhukhan P, Sahoo PK, Singh SK, Yadav CP, Kumar R, Dutta S, Toteja GS, Gupta N, Mehendale SM. Immunity against diphtheria among children aged 5-17 years in India, 2017-18: a cross-sectional, population-based serosurvey. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 21:868-875. [PMID: 33485469 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30595-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diphtheria is re-emerging as a public health problem in several Indian states. Most diphtheria cases are among children older than 5 years. In this study, we aimed to estimate age-specific immunity against diphtheria in children aged 5-17 years in India. METHODS We used residual serum samples from a cross-sectional, population-based serosurvey for dengue infection done between June 19, 2017, and April 12, 2018, to estimate the age-group-specific seroprevalence of antibodies to diphtheria in children aged 5-17 years in India. 8309 serum samples collected from 240 clusters (122 urban and 118 rural) in 60 selected districts of 15 Indian states spread across all five geographical regions (north, northeast, east, west, and south) of India were tested for the presence of IgG antibodies against diphtheria toxoid using an ELISA. We considered children with antibody concentrations of 0·1 IU/mL or greater as immune, those with levels less than 0·01 IU/mL as non-immune (and hence susceptible to diphtheria), and those with levels in the range of 0·01 to less than 0·1 IU/mL as partially immune. We calculated the weighted proportion of children who were immune, partially immune, and non-immune, with 95% CIs, for each geographical region by age group, sex, and area of residence (urban vs rural). FINDINGS 29·7% (95% CI 26·3-33·4) of 8309 children aged 5-17 years were immune to diphtheria, 10·5% (8·6-12·8) were non-immune, and 59·8% (56·3-63·1) were partially immune. The proportion of children aged 5-17 years who were non-immune to diphtheria ranged from 6·0% (4·2-8·3) in the south to 16·8% (11·2-24·4) in the northeast. Overall, 9·9% (7·7-12·5) of children residing in rural areas and 13·1% (10·2-16·6) residing in urban areas were non-immune to diphtheria. A higher proportion of girls than boys were non-immune to diphtheria in the northern (17·7% [12·6-24·2] vs 7·1% [4·1-11·9]; p=0·0007) and northeastern regions (20·0% [12·9-29·8] vs 12·9% [8·6-19·0]; p=0·0035). INTERPRETATION The findings of our serosurvey indicate that a substantial proportion of children aged 5-17 years were non-immune or partially immune to diphtheria. Transmission of diphtheria is likely to continue in India until the immunity gap is bridged through adequate coverage of primary and booster doses of diphtheria vaccine. FUNDING Indian Council of Medical Research.
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- Manoj V Murhekar
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India
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- ICMR Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region, Dibrugarh, India
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- ICMR National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, India
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- ICMR National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- ICMR National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- ICMR Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- ICMR National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- ICMR National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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- ICMR Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, India
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- Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Division, ICMR, New Delhi, India
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Impact of Multiple Risk Factors on Vaccination Inequities: Analysis in Indian Infants Over 2 Decades. Am J Prev Med 2021; 60:S34-S43. [PMID: 33183900 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Several authors have explored the effect of individual risk factors on vaccination inequity in Indian infants. This study explores the combined impact of >1 risk factor on the probability of full vaccination. METHODS The proportion of fully vaccinated infants (aged 1-2 years) was calculated from the National Family Health Survey conducted during 1997-1998 (National Family Health Survey-2, n=10,211), 2005-2006 (National Family Health Survey-3, n=9,582), and 2015-2016 (National Family Health Survey-4, n=48,715). Full vaccination was defined as receiving Bacille Calmette‒Guerin (1 dose); diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (3 doses); oral polio (3 doses); and measles (1 dose) vaccines. The association between full vaccination status and 6 factors (infant sex, birth order, family wealth status, maternal education level, residence type, and religion) was analyzed individually, followed by the combined impact of ≥1 of the first 4, using logistic regression models. RESULTS The AORs for full vaccination in the 3 surveys, respectively, were 1.09, 1.13, and 1.00 for male versus female infants; 0.68, 0.71, and 0.88 for birth order >1 versus birth order 1; 1.54, 1.96, and 1.20 for greater wealth versus lowest wealth stratum; 2.21, 2.27, and 1.27 for any maternal education versus none; 1.08, 1.10, and 1.08 for Hindu versus other religion; and 1.51, 1.10, and 0.88 for urban versus rural residence. The respective ORs of full vaccination in the 3 surveys by the number of risk factors were as follows: 1.26, 1.54, and 1.27 for 3 risk factors; 2.41, 3.23, and 1.68 for 2 risk factors; 4.42, 6.45, and 2.18 for 1 risk factor; and 7.32, 9.84, and 2.61 for no risk factor. CONCLUSIONS The presence of multiple risk factors had a cumulative negative impact on infant vaccination in India. Despite an improvement over 2 decades, significant inequities persist. SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION This article is part of a supplement entitled Global Vaccination Equity, which is sponsored by the Global Institute for Vaccine Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
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Mohanraj G, Mohanraj V, Senthilkumar J, Suresh Y. A hybrid deep learning model for predicting and targeting the less immunized area to improve childrens vaccination rate. INTELL DATA ANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/ida-194820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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There has been a major and rising interest in India for increasing vaccination rate among peoples to make the nation healthier and safer. In this paper, a new hybrid deep learning model is proposed to predict and target vaccination rates in the less immunized regions. The Rank-Based Multi-Layer Perceptron (R-MLP) hybrid deep learning framework uses the data collected from the recently updated District Level Household Survey-4 (DLHS). R-MLP model predicts and categorizes the percentage of partly immunized vaccination rates as extreme, low and medium ranges. This predicted findings are cross-verified by Deep Soft Cosine Semantic and Ranking SVM based model (DSS-RSM). DSS-RSM model uses the data obtained from the medical practitioners through a location-based social network. The proposed model predicts and extracts patterns with high similarity frequency for identifying vulnerable low immunization regions. It classifies the predicted patterns into two classes such as Class 1 is denoted as high ranked regions and Class 2 is denoted as low ranked regions based on the percentage of pattern matches. Finally, the results from R-MLP and DSS-RSM models are cross-linked together using ensemble model. This model finds the loss values to identify the target regions were health care program need to be conducted for increasing the level of immunization among children’s. The proposed hybrid deep learning models trains and validates using python-based Keras and TensorFlow deep learning libraries. The performance of the proposed hybrid deep learning model is compared with other variant machine learning techniques such as Decision Tree C5.0, Naive Bayes and Linear Regression. This comparative results are evaluated using evaluation measures such as Precision, Recall, Accuracy and F1-Measure. Our results show that the hybrid deep learning system is clearly superior to any other alternative approach.
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- G. Mohanraj
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Information Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Information Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Information Technology, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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Magambo NK, Bajunirwe F, Bagenda F. Geographic location of health facility and immunization program performance in Hoima district, western Uganda: a health facility level assessment. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1764. [PMID: 33228669 PMCID: PMC7686762 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09859-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Globally, immunization coverage for childhood vaccines is below the immunization target of achieving at least 90% coverage with the pentavalent vaccine. In Uganda, a recent survey shows 80% of districts had poor immunization program performance. However, there is significant variation in performance within and between districts. We hypothesized that geographic location of a health facility may influence performance of its immunization programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether geographical location of a health facility within a district is associated with performance of the immunization program in Hoima district, western Uganda. Methods We conducted a cross sectional study using a mixed methods approach. The main study unit was a health center and we also interviewed health workers in-charge of the facilities and reviewed their health facility records. We reviewed the Uganda Health Management Information System (HMIS) 105 reports of six months to obtain data on immunization program performance. Performance was categorized using World Health Organization’s Reach Every District (RED) criteria and classified as poor if a facility fell in category 3 or 4 and good if 1 or 2. We also conducted key informant interviews with immunization focal persons in the district. We examined the association between dependent and independent variables using Fisher’s exact test. Results We collected data at 49 health facilities. Most of these facilities (55.1%) had poor immunization program performance. Proximal location to the central district headquarters was significantly associated with poor immunization program performance (p < 0.05). Attitudes of health workers in the more urban areas, differences in strategies for outreach site selection and community mobilization in the rural and urban areas were suggested as possible explanations. Conclusions Proximal location to the urban setting near district headquarters was strongly associated with poor immunization program performance. To be able to reach larger numbers of children for vaccination, interventions to improve performance should target health facilities in urban settings. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-020-09859-z.
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- Nicholas Kwikiriza Magambo
- Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda. .,Directorate of Health services, Hoima District, P.O.BOX 2, Hoima, Uganda.
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- Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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- Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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Wahl B, Knoll MD, Shet A, Gupta M, Kumar R, Liu L, Chu Y, Sauer M, O'Brien KL, Santosham M, Black RE, Campbell H, Nair H, McAllister DA. National, regional, and state-level pneumonia and severe pneumonia morbidity in children in India: modelled estimates for 2000 and 2015. THE LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH 2020; 4:678-687. [PMID: 32827490 PMCID: PMC7457699 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(20)30129-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The absolute number of pneumonia deaths in India has declined substantially since 2000. However, pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity in children in the country. We used a risk factor-based model to estimate pneumonia and severe pneumonia morbidity in Indian states in 2000 and 2015. METHODS In this modelling study, we estimated the burden of pneumonia and severe pneumonia in children younger than 5 years using a risk factor-based model. We did a systematic literature review to identify published data on the incidence of pneumonia from community-based longitudinal studies and calculated summary estimates. We estimated state-specific incidence rates for WHO-defined clinical pneumonia between 2000 and 2015 using Poisson regression and the prevalence of risk factors in each state was obtained from National Family Health Surveys. From clinical pneumonia studies, we identified studies reporting the proportion of clinical pneumonia cases with lower chest wall indrawing to estimate WHO-defined severe pneumonia cases. We used the estimate of the proportion of cases with lower chest wall indrawing to estimate WHO-defined severe pneumonia cases for each state. FINDINGS Between 2000 and 2015, the estimated number of pneumonia cases in Indian HIV-uninfected children younger than 5 years decreased from 83·8 million cases (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 14·0-300·8) to 49·8 million cases (9·1-174·2), representing a 41% reduction in pneumonia cases. The incidence of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years in India was 657 cases per 1000 children (95% UI 110-2357) in 2000 and 403 cases per 1000 children (74-1408) in 2015. The estimated national pneumonia case fatality rate in 2015 was 0·38% (95% UI 0·11-2·10). In 2015, the estimated number of severe pneumonia cases was 8·4 million (95% UI 1·2-31·7), with an incidence of 68 cases per 1000 children (9-257) and a case fatality ratio of 2·26% (0·60-16·30). In 2015, the estimated number of pneumonia cases in HIV-uninfected children was highest in Uttar Pradesh (12·4 million [95% UI 2·1-45·0]), Bihar (7·3 million [1·3-26·1]), and Madhya Pradesh (4·6 million [0·7-17·0]). Between 2000 and 2015, the greatest reduction in pneumonia cases was observed in Kerala (82% reduction). In 2015, pneumonia incidence was greater than 500 cases per 1000 children in two states: Uttar Pradesh (565 cases per 1000 children [95% UI 94-2047]) and Madhya Pradesh (563 cases per 1000 children [88-2084]). INTERPRETATION The estimated number of pneumonia and severe pneumonia cases among children younger than 5 years in India decreased between 2000 and 2015. Improvements in socioeconomic indicators and specific government initiatives are likely to have contributed to declines in the prevalence of pneumonia risk factors in many states. However, pneumonia incidence in many states remains high. The introduction of new vaccines that target pneumonia pathogens and reduce risk factors will help further reduce the burden of pneumonia in the country. FUNDING Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Brian Wahl
- International Vaccine Access Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- International Vaccine Access Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute for International Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Institute for Population Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- International Vaccine Access Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Vaccine Access Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute for International Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Centre for Global Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Global Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India
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Bora JK. Factors explaining regional variation in under-five mortality in India: An evidence from NFHS-4. Health Place 2020; 64:102363. [PMID: 32838888 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although child mortality has declined in India, pronounced regional and socioeconomic inequality exists. The study examines the effects of individual- and community-level characteristics on under-five mortality and investigates the extent to which they affect regional variation. The study is based on Indian National Family and Health Survey 4, 2015-16 data. A two-level logistic regression model was performed to examine the effects of the socio-economic characteristics, and multivariate decomposition analysis was done to assess the contribution of factors in the inter-regional under-five mortality differentials. Regional variation in the selected variables is observed. For instance, the percentage of children with small childbirth size varied from 9.7% in the southern to 21.6% in the northeastern region. The percentage of poor households, low educated mothers, and childbirths delivered at home facility were higher in the central and eastern region compared to the southern region. The multilevel analysis shows that the region of residence explained 15.8% variance, and community-level characteristics alone could explain 25.3% variation in the risk of under-five deaths. The decomposition analysis indicates that the average number of excess deaths in the central and eastern regions is higher compared to the other regions. The compositional differences account for 50.9% of the under-five mortality gaps between the south and north region, 80.9% of the gap between the south and east, and 42.9% of the gap between the south and central region of India. Special attention and targeted action are needed to address the underlying causes of low birth weight of children in all the regions of India. Region-specific interventions might be priorities; for example, north, and central regions, need an economic and educational uplift, while infrastructural and economic policies should be prioritized for the northeastern region. Also, region-specific community-level interventions are needed to improve child survival in India.
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- Jayanta Kumar Bora
- Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, 110049, India; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Schlossplatz 1, A-2361, Laxenburg, Austria; Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (Univ. Vienna, IIASA, VID/ÖAW), Vienna, Austria.
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Ndwandwe D, Nnaji CA, Mashunye T, Uthman OA, Wiysonge CS. Incomplete vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12-23 months in South Africa: an analysis of the South African demographic and health survey 2016. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2020; 17:247-254. [PMID: 32703070 PMCID: PMC7872074 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1791509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Socioeconomic and health inequalities remain a huge problem in post-apartheid South Africa. Despite substantial efforts at ensuring universal access to vaccines, many children remain under-vaccinated in the country. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with incomplete vaccination in the first year of life, among children aged 12–23 months in South Africa. Methods The study is a secondary analysis of the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey. A multivariable logistic regression model was applied to the data on 708 children aged 12–23 months. The study outcome, vaccination completeness, was assessed using a composite assessment of nine doses of four vaccines; Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) (one dose), Polio (four doses), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis containing vaccines (DTP) (three doses) and measles-containing vaccines (MCV) (one dose). Children who received all the nine doses were categorized as completely vaccinated. Independent variables included child, maternal, and demographic characteristics. Variables were included in the model based on literature findings. Bivariate analyses were used to examine the crude association between each independent variable and incomplete vaccination, while the multivariable logistic regression model was used to examine the adjusted association after controlling for other variables. Measures of association were presented as odds ratios (OR) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results About two-fifths (40.8%) of the children were incompletely vaccinated. The prevalence of incomplete vaccination was significantly high among children whose mothers did not receive antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy (57.5%), and children living in Gauteng Province (52.2%). From the bivariate analyses, the odds of being incompletely vaccinated were three times higher in children whose mothers did not attend ANC compared with children whose mothers attended ANC (crude OR = 2.93; 95% CI 1.42–6.03). The odds were about three times higher in children living in Mpumalanga province (OR = 2.58; 95% CI 1.27–5.25) and in those living in Gauteng province (OR = 2.76; 95% CI 1.30–5.91), compared with those living in Free State province. Conversely, the odds were 32% lower in children from rich households, compared with those from poor households (OR = 0.68; 95% CI 0.47–0.98). In the adjusted model, the higher odds of incomplete vaccination in children whose mothers did not attend ANC were maintained in both magnitude and direction (adjusted OR [aOR] = 2.87; 95% CI 1.31–6.25). Similarly, compared with children living in Free State province, the higher odds of a child being incompletely vaccinated in Mpumalanga (aOR = 2.30; 95% CI 1.03–5.14) and in Gauteng (aOR = 3.10; 95% CI 1.35–7.15) provinces were maintained in both magnitude and direction. Conclusions There is a substantial burden of incomplete childhood vaccination in South Africa. Maternal ANC attendance during pregnancy and area of residence significantly influences this burden. Interventions that promote broader health service utilization, such as ANC attendance, can help improve the awareness and uptake of routine childhood vaccination. It is also imperative to take into consideration the provincial disparities in childhood vaccination completeness, in planning and implementing interventions to improve vaccination coverage in the country.
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- Duduzile Ndwandwe
- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council , Cape Town, South Africa.,School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council , Cape Town, South Africa.,School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Warwick-Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery (WCAHRD), University of Warwick Medical School , Coventry, UK.,Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stellenbosch University , Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council , Cape Town, South Africa.,School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town , Cape Town, South Africa.,Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stellenbosch University , Cape Town, South Africa
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Kumar K, Singh A, James KS, McDougal L, Raj A. Gender bias in hospitalization financing from borrowings, selling of assets, contribution from relatives or friends in India. Soc Sci Med 2020; 260:113222. [PMID: 32707443 PMCID: PMC7441313 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background Studies from India have documented gender differentials in hospitalization financing. Much of this work focused either on children or adults, but not across age-groups. No research to date has focused on gender differentials in case of catastrophic hospitalization expenditures. This study assesses gender differentials in distressed financing (borrowing, selling of assets, contributions from relatives or friends) for hospitalization in cases of catastrophic expenditures for hospitalization in India, for young, adult and older adult patients. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of India’s 2017-18 National Sample Survey, which collected data on hospitalization and expenditures. We used multivariable probit regression and adjusted marginal effects to assess the associations between gender and the use of distressed financing for catastrophic hospitalization expenditures. Models were stratified by age, and run both with and without sample selection. Secondary analyses assessed gender differentials in the use of distressed financing for hospitalization in case of health insurance cover or not. Results Multivariable sample selection-adjusted probit regression shows that in households which incurred severe catastrophic hospitalization expenditures, the probability of using distressed financing for hospitalization of young or older females was 10% points lower than their male counterparts. In households which did not incur severe catastrophic hospitalization expenditures, there was no significant gender differential in use of distressed financing for hospitalization for any age group. In households which incurred severe catastrophic hospitalization expenditures, the probability of using distressed financing for hospitalization was lower for older females than for older males irrespective of health insurance cover. Conclusion There appears to be a clear gender discrimination in distressed financing of hospitalization costs among younger and older individuals in households that incurred severe catastrophic hospitalization expenditures in India. Health systems should consider how to otherwise support necessary hospitalization financing for girls and older women. Young and older females experience bias in hospitalization financing. Biases were concentrated in severe catastrophic hospitalization expenditures. Health insurance did not protect older females against this gender bias.
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- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- Center on Gender Equity and Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Center on Gender Equity and Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Education Studies, Division of Social Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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Obanewa OA, Newell ML. The role of place of residency in childhood immunisation coverage in Nigeria: analysis of data from three DHS rounds 2003-2013. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:123. [PMID: 31996184 PMCID: PMC6988360 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8170-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In 2017, about 20% of the world’s children under 1 year of age with incomplete DPT vaccination lived in Nigeria. Fully-immunised child coverage (FIC), which is the percentage of children aged 12–23 months who received all doses of routine infant vaccines in their first year of life in Nigeria is low. We explored the associations between child, household, community and health system level factors and FIC, in particular focussing on urban formal and slum, and rural residence, using representative Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) data from 2003, 2008 and 2013. Method Multilevel logistic regression models were applied for quantitative analyses of NDHS 2003, 2008 and 2013 data, singly, pooled overall and stratified by rural/urban, and within urban by formal and slum. We also quantify Population Attributable Risk (PAR) of FIC. Results FIC for rural, urban formal and slum rose from 7.4, 25.6 and 24.9% respectively in 2003 to 15.8, 45.5 and 38.5% in 2013, and varied across sociodemographics. In pooled NDHS analysis, overall and stratified, final FIC adjusted odds (aOR) were: 1. Total population - delivery place (health facility vs home, aOR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.73–1.73), maternal education (higher vs no education, aOR = 3.92, 95% CI = 1.79–8.59) and place of residence (urban vs rural, aOR = 1.69, 95% CI = 0.89–3.22). 2. Rural, urban formal and slum stratified: A.Rural – delivery place (aOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.12–1.94), maternal education (aOR = 4.99, 95% CI = 2.48–10.06). B.Urban formal - delivery place (aOR = 2.62, 95% CI = 1.43–4.79), maternal education level (aOR = 9.18, 95% CI = 3.05–27.64). C.Slums - delivery place (aOR = 5.39, 95% CI = 2.18–13.33), maternal education (aOR = 5.03, 95% CI = 1.52–16.65). The PAR revealed the highest percentage point increase in FIC would be achieved in all places of residence by maternal higher education: rural-38.15, urban formal-22.88 and slum 23.76, while non-attendance of antenatal care was estimated to lead to the largest reduction in FIC. Conclusion Although low FIC in rural areas may be largely due to lack of health facilities and immunisation education, the intra-urban disparity is mostly unexplained, and requires further qualitative and interventional research. We show the FIC point increase that can be achieved if specific sociodemographic variable (risk) are addressed in the various communities, thus informing prioritisation of interventions.
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- Olayinka Aderopo Obanewa
- Global Health Research Institute, School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- Global Health Research Institute, School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.,School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Prinja S, Balasubramanian D, Sharma A, Gupta R, Rana SK, Kumar R. Geographic Inequities in Coverage of Maternal and Child health Services in Haryana State of India. Matern Child Health J 2019; 23:1025-1035. [PMID: 30701415 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02733-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Introduction India aims to achieve universal health coverage, with a focus on equitable delivery of services. There is significant evidence on extent of inequities by income status, gender and caste. In this paper, we report geographic inequities in coverage of reproductive, maternal and child health (MCH) services in Haryana state of India. Methods Cross-sectional data on utilization of maternal, child health and family planning services were collected from 12,191 women who had delivered a child in the last one year, 10314 women with 12-23 months old child, and 45864 eligible couples across all districts in Haryana state. Service coverage was assessed based on eight indicators - 6 for maternal health, one for child health and one for family planning. Inter- and intra-district inequalities were compared based on four and three indicators respectively. Results Difference in coverage of full ante-natal care, full immunization and contraceptive prevalence rate between districts performing best and worst was found to be 54%, 65% and 63% respectively. More than one-thirds of the sub-centres (SCs) in Panchkula, Ambala, Gurgaon and Mewat districts had their ante-natal care coverage less than 50% of the respective district average. Similarly, a significant proportion of SCs in Mewat, Panipat and Hisar districts had full immunization rate below 50% of the district average. Conclusion Widespread inter- and intra-district inequities in utilization of MCH services exist. A comprehensive geographical targeting to identify poor performing districts, community development blocks and SCs could result in significant equity gains, besides contributing to quick achievement of sustainable development goals.
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- Shankar Prinja
- School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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- School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Health and Family Welfare, National Rural Health Mission, Haryana, Panchkula, India
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- School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Apergis N, Hayat T, Saeed T. Fracking and infant mortality: fresh evidence from Oklahoma. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:32360-32367. [PMID: 31605359 PMCID: PMC6875147 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06478-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper explores the impact of shale gas and oil fracking wells on infants' health at birth across Oklahoma counties. The empirical analysis makes use of the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test, as well as the (long-run) Pooled Mean Group method. The results clearly document that there is a unidirectional relationship between fracking activities and three alternative indexes of infants' health at birth, as well as a significant impact of fracking on infants' health indicators. In addition, the results illustrate the substantial role of fracking through the drinking water quality channel.
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- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Khan J, Shil A, Mohanty SK. Hepatitis B vaccination coverage across India: exploring the spatial heterogeneity and contextual determinants. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1263. [PMID: 31510967 PMCID: PMC6739912 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although hepatitis B vaccinations have been integrated in the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) in India over a decade, only half of the children are immunized against hepatitis B. The national average in hepatitis B vaccination conceals large variations across states, districts and socio-economic groups. In this context, the aim of this paper is to examine the spatial heterogeneity and contextual determinants of hepatitis B vaccination across the districts of India. METHODS Using data of 199,899 children aged 12-59 months from the National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4), 2015-16 we have examined the district level spatial distribution and clustering of hepatitis B vaccination with the help of Moran's I and Local Indicator of Spatial Autocorrelation (LISA) measures. We investigated the low coverage of HBV vaccination using spatial autoregressive models (SAR) at the meso scale. And we applied multivariate binary logistic regression analysis to understand the micro-level predictors of hepatitis B vaccination. RESULTS In 2015-16, 45% of the children aged 12-59 months were not vaccinated against hepatitis B in India. The coverage of hepatitis B vaccine across the districts of India showed a highly significant spatial dependence (Moran's I = 0.580). Bivariate Moran's I confirmed the spatial clustering of hepatitis B vaccination with mother's education, full antenatal care (ANC) utilization, post natal care (PNC) utilization, institutional births and registration of births at the district level. Districts with a very low coverage of HBV vaccine are clustered in the western, north-eastern regions and in some parts of central India. At the unit (child) level, children's hepatitis B immunization status is mostly determined by the socio-economic and demographic characteristics like their mother's educational status, caste, religion, household's wealth condition, birth order, year of birth and the region they belong to. CONCLUSIONS District level variation in hepatitis B vaccination is spatially heterogeneous and clustered in India with a strong neighbourhood effect. Uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among Indian children is predominantly dependent upon their socio-economic and demographic characteristics.
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- Junaid Khan
- International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088, India.
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Fertility Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088, India
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Geremew TT, Gezie LD, Abejie AN. Geographical variation and associated factors of childhood measles vaccination in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1194. [PMID: 31470822 PMCID: PMC6716824 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, despite considerable improvement of measles vaccination, measles outbreaks is occurring in most parts of the country. Understanding the neighborhood variation in childhood measles vaccination is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. However, the spatial pattern of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) and its predictors are poorly understood. Hence, this study aimed to explore the spatial pattern and associated factors of childhood MCV1 coverage. METHODS An in-depth analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey data was conducted, and a total of 3722 children nested in 611 enumeration areas were included in the analysis. Global Moran's I statistic and Poisson-based purely spatial scan statistics were employed to explore spatial patterns and detect spatial clusters of childhood MCV1, respectively. Multilevel logistic regression models were fitted to identify factors associated with childhood MCV1. RESULTS Spatial hetrogeniety of childhood MCV1 was observed (Global Moran's I = 0.13, p-value < 0.0001), and seven significant SaTScan clusters of areas with low MCV1 coverage were detected. The most likely primary SaTScan cluster was detected in the Afar Region, secondary cluster in Somali Region, and tertiary cluster in Gambella Region. In the final model of the multilevel analysis, individual and community level factors accounted for 82% of the variance in the odds of MCV1 vaccination. Child age (AOR = 1.53; 95%CI: 1.25-1.88), pentavalent vaccination first dose (AOR = 9.09; 95%CI: 6.86-12.03) and third dose (AOR = 7.12; 95%CI: 5.51-9.18, secondary and above maternal education (AOR = 1.62; 95%CI: 1.03-2.55) and media exposure were the factors that increased the odds of MCV1 vaccination at the individual level. Children with older maternal age had lower odds of receiving MCV1. Living in Afar, Oromia, Somali, Gambella and Harari regions were factors associated with lower odds of MCV1 from the community-level factors. Children far from health facilities had higher odds of receiving MCV1 (AOR = 1.31, 95%CI = 1.12-1.61). CONCLUSION A clustered pattern of areas with low childhood MCV1 coverage was observed in Ethiopia. Both individual and community level factors were significant predictors of childhood MCV1. Hence, it is good to give priority for the areas with low childhood MCV1 coverage, and to consider the identified factors for vaccination interventions.
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- Tesfahun Taddege Geremew
- Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 169, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Department of Reproductive Health and Population Studies, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box 169, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, P.O. Box 269, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
- Academic Center of Excellence for Human Nutrition, Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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Kapoor M, Agrawal D, Ravi S, Roy A, Subramanian SV, Guleria R. Missing female patients: an observational analysis of sex ratio among outpatients in a referral tertiary care public hospital in India. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e026850. [PMID: 31391189 PMCID: PMC6687005 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate gender discrimination in access to healthcare and its relationship with the patient's age and distance from the healthcare facility. DESIGN AND SETTING An observational study based on outpatient data from a large referral public hospital in Delhi, India. PARTICIPANTS Confirmed clinical appointments. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Estimates from the logistic regression are used to compute sex ratios (male/female) of patient visits with respect to distance from the hospital and age. Missing female patients for each state-a measure of the extent of gender discrimination-is computed as the difference in the actual number of female patients who came from each state and the number of female patients that should have visited the hospital had male and female patients come in the same proportion as the sex ratio of the overall population from the 2011 census. RESULTS Of 2377028 outpatient visits, excluding obstetrics and gynaecology patients, the overall sex ratio was 1.69 male to one female visit. Sex ratios, adjusted for age and hospital department, increased with distance. The ratio was 1.41 for Delhi, where the facility is located; 1.70 for Haryana, an adjoining state; 1.98 for Uttar Pradesh, a state further away; and 2.37 for Bihar, the state furthest from Delhi. The sex ratios had a U-shaped relationship with age: 1.93 for 0-18 years, 2.01 for 19-30 years, and 1.75 for 60 years or over compared with 1.43 and 1.40 for the age groups 31-44 and 45-59 years, respectively. We estimate there were 402 722 missing female outpatient visits from these four states, which is 49% of the total female outpatient visits for these four states. CONCLUSION We found gender discrimination in access to healthcare, which was worse for female patients who were in the younger and older age groups, and for those who lived at increasing distances from the hospital.
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- Mudit Kapoor
- Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Brookings Institution India Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Government of India., New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Shenton LM, Wagner AL, Bettampadi D, Masters NB, Carlson BF, Boulton ML. Factors Associated with Vaccination Status of Children Aged 12-48 Months in India, 2012-2013. Matern Child Health J 2019; 22:419-428. [PMID: 29285631 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2409-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Objectives India has more unvaccinated children than any other country despite provision of free vaccines through the government's Universal Immunization Program. In this study, we calculated the proportion of children aged 12-48 months who were fully vaccinated, under-vaccinated, or who had not received any vaccines. Childhood, household, and sociocultural factors associated with under-vaccination and non-vaccination were evaluated. Methods Using data from India's 4th District-level Health and Facility Survey, 2012-2013 (DLHS-4) and the 2012-2013 Annual Health Survey (AHS), we calculated the proportion of children who were non-vaccinated, under-vaccinated, or fully vaccinated with 1 dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, 3 doses of oral polio vaccine, 3 doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus, and 1 dose of measles-containing vaccine. The odds of full vaccination compared to non-vaccination and under-vaccination relative to various factors was assessed using a multivariable, multinomial logistic regression which accounted for survey design. Results Of 1,929,580 children aged 12-48 months, 59% were fully vaccinated, 34% were under-vaccinated, and 7% were non-vaccinated. Compared to children born in government institutions, children delivered in non-institutional settings with a skilled birth attendant present had higher odds of non-vaccination (OR 1.66) and those without a skilled attendant present had still greater odds of non-vaccination (OR 2.39) and under-vaccination (OR 1.11). Conclusions for Practice India's vaccination rates among children aged 12-48 months remains unacceptably low. The Indian government should encourage institutional delivery or birthing with a skilled attendant to ensure women receive adequate health education through antenatal care that includes the importance of childhood vaccination.
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- Luke M Shenton
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Choudhary TS, Reddy NS, Apte A, Sinha B, Roy S, Nair NP, Sindhu KN, Patil R, Upadhyay RP, Chowdhury R. Delayed vaccination and its predictors among children under 2 years in India: Insights from the national family health survey-4. Vaccine 2019; 37:2331-2339. [PMID: 30914221 PMCID: PMC6996155 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objective Delayed vaccination increases the susceptibility window for vaccine preventable diseases. Our analysis estimates the proportion of children between 10 and 23 months of age with delayed vaccination in India and the associated socio-demographic, maternal and child related factors. Methods We used individual level data from the National Family and Health Survey 4, conducted in 2015–2016. The primary outcome of the study was delayed vaccination for BCG, DPT- 1st dose and Measles. Delayed vaccination for each vaccine was defined as administration of the vaccine dose after 28 days of the minimum recommended age, as per the national immunization schedule in India. We estimated the proportion of children with delayed vaccination for each vaccine and used multivariable logistic regression to explore associated factors. Findings In the current analysis, 23.1%, 29.3% and 34.8% of children aged 10 to 23 months had delayed vaccination for BCG, DPT-1st dose and Measles respectively. Children from Muslim families (aOR 1.36 for BCG; aOR 1.45 for DPT-1; aOR 1.26 for Measles); birth weight < 2000 g (aOR 2.33 for BCG; aOR 1.53 for DPT-1; aOR 1.36 for Measles) had higher odds of delayed vaccination. Lower maternal education and belonging to a family from lower wealth quintile had higher odds of delayed vaccination. Children of mothers who had tetanus toxoid immunization during pregnancy had lower odds of delayed vaccination (aOR 0.69 for BCG; aOR 0.76 for DPT-1; aOR 0.78 for Measles). Conclusion The proportion of children with delayed vaccination is high in India. Vaccine timeliness should be a core indicator of the immunization program with greater focus on groups with higher chances of delayed vaccination i.e. home birth, low birth weight new-borns, poorer households, children of mothers with lower education and children from Muslim families.
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- Tarun Shankar Choudhary
- Research Scientist and PRERNA Young Investigator, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India.
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- PRERNA Young Investigator, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Research Scientist and PRERNA Young Investigator, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
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- PRERNA Young Investigator, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
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- PRERNA Young Investigator, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- PRERNA Young Investigator, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
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- Research Scientist and PRERNA Young Investigator, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
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- Research Scientist and PRERNA Young Investigator, Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India
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Rakmawati T, Hinchcliff R, Pardosi JF. District-level impacts of health system decentralization in Indonesia: A systematic review. Int J Health Plann Manage 2019; 34:e1026-e1053. [PMID: 30901111 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The local-level impacts of decentralizing national health systems are significant yet infrequently examined. This review aims to assess whether localized health services delivery in Indonesia, which commenced a health system decentralization process in 2001, achieved its objectives or could be enhanced. A systematic review was undertaken to collate published evidence regarding this topic and synthesize key findings holistically using the six building blocks framework of the World Health Organization (WHO) to categorize health system performance. Four research databases were searched in 2016 for relevant evidence published between 2001 and 2015. The inclusion criteria were relevance to the topic of decentralization impacts at the district level, original research, and published in English. Included articles were appraised for quality using a standardized tool, with key findings synthesized using the WHO building blocks. Twenty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria and categorized under the WHO building blocks categories. The findings highlight problematic impacts of decentralization related to three building blocks: service delivery, health financing, and workforce. In the 15 years of post-decentralization in Indonesia, the service delivery, health workforce, and health financing blocks should be prioritized for further research and policy evaluation to improve the overall health system performance at the district level.
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- Trisya Rakmawati
- Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management, Chemonics International, Jakarta, Indonesia.,School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Faculty of Health, Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Indonesia
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Adebowale A, Obembe T, Bamgboye E. Relationship between household wealth and childhood immunization in core-North Nigeria. Afr Health Sci 2019; 19:1582-1593. [PMID: 31148987 PMCID: PMC6531962 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v19i1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Childhood immunization rate is lowest in the core-North Nigeria. We examined the relationship between inequality in household wealth and complete childhood immunization in that part of the country. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 4079 mothers with children 12-23 months of age. Children were considered 'fully-immunized' if they received all the vaccines included in the immunization schedule. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models (α=5.0%). RESULTS About 39% and 5.0% children of the rich and poor received complete immunization respectively. Also, 64.2% and 49.6% children of the rich women received BCG and DPT 3 compared to 15.9% and 8.7% observed among the children of the poor. Higher proportion of children from poor households (40.6%) received no immunization than 20.8% found from the rich households. The likelihood of receiving complete immunization was 1.95(C.I=1.35-2.80, p<0.001) times higher among the children of the rich than the poor. Other important predictors of childhood immunization were age, religion, media access, working status, husband's education, prenatal attendants and delivery place. CONCLUSION Disparities existed in childhood immunization between the poor and rich in the core-North part of Nigeria. Policy makers should institute effective interventions that will assist children from poor households to improve their immunization access.
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- Ayo Adebowale
- University of Cape Town, Centre for Actuarial research
- University of Ibadan, Epidemiology and Medical statistics
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- University of Ibadan, Health Policy and Management
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Shrivastwa N, Wagner AL, Boulton ML. Analysis of State-Specific Differences in Childhood Vaccination Coverage in Rural India. Vaccines (Basel) 2019; 7:E24. [PMID: 30813481 PMCID: PMC6466023 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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There is little research on state-level differences in child health outcomes in India. The aim of this study was to identify state-level characteristics that relate to childhood immunizations. Most state-level characteristics came from the 2011 Indian Census. Individual-level data and other state-level characteristics were obtained from the 2007⁻2008 District Level Household and Facility Survey. Predictors of full vaccination were assessed with logistic regression models. Among 86,882 children 12⁻36 months, 53.2% were fully vaccinated. Children living in bigger households (≥7 members), born in non-institutional settings, and female had lower odds of complete vaccination. Individuals living in states in the mid-range of poverty had lower odds of full vaccination compared to those in lower or higher poverty states (3rd vs. 1st quintile: odds ratio [OR]: 0.36, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.30, 0.42). Greater average population per primary health center was associated with decreased odds of full vaccination (5th vs. 1st quintile: OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.30, 0.47). Vaccination coverage in India can be explained by a complex interplay of individual- and state-level factors. Solutions to increasing vaccination must be multisectoral and acknowledge the cultural and socio-economic diversity that influences an individual child's vaccination coverage along with within-state disparities.
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- Nijika Shrivastwa
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Lee HY, Oh J, Heo J, Abraha A, Perkins JM, Lee JK, Tran TGH, Subramanian SV. Association between maternal literacy and child vaccination in Ethiopia and southeastern India and the moderating role of health workers: a multilevel regression analysis of the Young Lives study. Glob Health Action 2019; 12:1581467. [PMID: 30957685 PMCID: PMC6461100 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1581467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Child vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries is still far from complete, mainly among marginalized people such as children with illiterate mothers. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the association between maternal literacy and immunization status of children in Ethiopia and southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and test whether state-run health centers and community health workers moderate that association. METHODS This study is based on cross-sectional data from samples of children in Ethiopia and India, collected as part of round 2 within the Young Lives study (2006). Multilevel logistic regression was conducted to estimate the association between maternal literacy and the completion of four kinds of child vaccinations. We further tested for cross-level interactions between state-run health centers or community health workers and maternal literacy. Estimates were adjusted for several individual- and household-level demographic and socioeconomic factors. RESULTS Literate mothers were more likely to complete all four kinds of vaccinations for their children compared to illiterate mothers in Ethiopia (Odds Ratio (OR)=4.84, Confidence Interval (CI)=1.75-13.36). Presence of a health center was positively associated with completed vaccinations in India only (OR = 6.60, CI = 1.57-27.70). A cross-level interaction between community health workers and maternal literacy on the vaccination completion status of children was significant in Ethiopia only (OR = 0.29, CI = 0.09-0.96). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increased availability of community health workers may reduce the child vaccination gap for illiterate mothers, depending on the country context.
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- Hwa-Young Lee
- JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Takemi Program in International Health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Ethiopian Health Insurance Agency, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Human and Organizational Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- JW LEE Center for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- International Cooperation Department of Vietnam, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Rahman A, Reza AAS, Bhuiyan BA, Alam N, Dasgupta SK, Mostari S, Anwar I. Equity and determinants of routine child immunisation programme among tribal and non-tribal populations in rural Tangail subdistrict, Bangladesh: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022634. [PMID: 30361402 PMCID: PMC6224713 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study estimated valid vaccination coverage of under 5 children in a rural area under Tangail subdistrict and examined their sociodemographic correlates including ethnicity. SETTING The study sites are three primary areas where tribal and non-tribal population resides together in a rural subdistrict of Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS Routine vaccination information of a cohort of 2802 children, born between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2012, were retrieved from the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) registers maintained by the health assistants. Collected data were entered in an Oracle-based computer program. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed in SPSS V.20 to explore coverage and differentials for full valid vaccination coverage in the study area. RESULTS Valid vaccination coverage was 90.6% among tribal population and 87.3% among non-tribal population(p=0.25). Compared with females, males had higher valid vaccination coverage (89.2% vs 85.9%) and lower invalid (5.4% vs 6.9%) and no-coverage (5.3% vs 7.3%) (p=0.03). Households with mobile phones had higher valid coverage (90.9% vs 86.5%) and lower invalid (4.5% vs 6.7%) and no coverage (4.5% vs 6.9%) compared with those without mobile phones (p=0.01). Coverage of valid vaccination was higher among children of Oronkhola union than in children of the other two unions. CONCLUSION The study documented that valid vaccination coverage was high in this rural area, and there was no significant ethnic variation which was one of the strengths of the national EPI. However, there is significant variation by gender of the child, household ownership of mobile phones and geographical location of households.
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- Aminur Rahman
- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Expended Program on Immunization Department, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of Bangladesh (GoB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Global Consortium for Public Health Research, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Community Skilled Birth Attendant Program, Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), Mohammadpur, Bangladesh
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- Health System and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Geddam JB, Kommu PR, Ponna SN, Mamidi RS, Kokku SB, Dudala SR, Veerraju BB. Immunization uptake and its determinants among the internal migrant population living in nonnotified slums of Hyderabad city, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2018; 7:796-803. [PMID: 30234056 PMCID: PMC6132015 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_146_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: The aim of this study is to assess the childhood immunization uptake and its determinants among the internal migrant population living in nonnotified slums of Hyderabad City, India. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study of 768 rural-urban migrant mothers with a child under 2 years of age residing for period minimum of 30 days, but not more than 10 years. Data were collected for sociodemographic details, health-seeking behavior, antenatal, postnatal services, and reception of vaccines appropriate for age. Results: Full immunization coverage among the children of migrants was same as the general population of the State of Telangana (66.7%). The likelihood of child's reception of full immunization decreases with age of the mother and rose with the attainment of higher education. The head of household of salaried class, expectant mothers utilizing antenatal services, and the visit of postnatal health worker for counseling of expectant mothers, were significantly associated with reception of full immunization. Immunization coverage rates of children of 12–23 months age is lower than the general population of Telangana. The frequency of visits by health worker is low. Conclusion: Immunization uptake among the migrants and vulnerable segments of the population can be increased by locating new settlements, improving utilization of services and capacity building of health staff.
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- Clinical Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Clinical Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Community Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, SV Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Division of Health Systems Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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Mathew JL, Vashishtha VM, Nimbalkar S. Mobile Phone Technology Based Incentives to Enhance Routine Childhood Immunization. Indian Pediatr 2018. [PMID: 30218517 DOI: 10.1007/s13312-018-1360-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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