Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study
Achieving equity in vaccination coverage has been a critical priority within the global health community. Despite increased efforts recently, certain populations still have a high proportion of un- and under-vaccinated children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These populations are...
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| author | C. Edson Utazi Oliver Pannell Justice M. K. Aheto Adelle Wigley Natalia Tejedor-Garavito Josh Wunderlich Brittany Hagedorn Dan Hogan Andrew J. Tatem |
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| description | Achieving equity in vaccination coverage has been a critical priority within the global health community. Despite increased efforts recently, certain populations still have a high proportion of un- and under-vaccinated children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These populations are often assumed to reside in remote-rural areas, urban slums and conflict-affected areas. Here, we investigate the effects of these key community-level factors, alongside a wide range of other individual, household and community level factors, on vaccination coverage. Using geospatial datasets, including cross-sectional data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2008 and 2018 in nine LMICs, we fitted Bayesian multi-level binary logistic regression models to determine key community-level and other factors significantly associated with non- and under-vaccination. We analyzed the odds of receipt of the first doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP1) vaccine and measles-containing vaccine (MCV1), and receipt of all three recommended DTP doses (DTP3) independently, in children aged 12–23 months. In bivariate analyses, we found that remoteness increased the odds of non- and under-vaccination in nearly all the study countries. We also found evidence that living in conflict and urban slum areas reduced the odds of vaccination, but not in most cases as expected. However, the odds of vaccination were more likely to be lower in urban slums than formal urban areas. Our multivariate analyses revealed that the key community variables–remoteness, conflict and urban slum–were sometimes associated with non- and under-vaccination, but they were not frequently predictors of these outcomes after controlling for other factors. Individual and household factors such as maternal utilization of health services, maternal education and ethnicity, were more common predictors of vaccination. Reaching the Immunisation Agenda 2030 target of reducing the number of zero-dose children by 50% by 2030 will require country tailored analyses and strategies to identify and reach missed communities with reliable immunisation services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6b38432e2a94b19bb07e3f406279c742023-09-03T09:20:32ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Global Public Health2767-33752022-01-0124Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional studyC. Edson UtaziOliver PannellJustice M. K. AhetoAdelle WigleyNatalia Tejedor-GaravitoJosh WunderlichBrittany HagedornDan HoganAndrew J. TatemAchieving equity in vaccination coverage has been a critical priority within the global health community. Despite increased efforts recently, certain populations still have a high proportion of un- and under-vaccinated children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These populations are often assumed to reside in remote-rural areas, urban slums and conflict-affected areas. Here, we investigate the effects of these key community-level factors, alongside a wide range of other individual, household and community level factors, on vaccination coverage. Using geospatial datasets, including cross-sectional data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2008 and 2018 in nine LMICs, we fitted Bayesian multi-level binary logistic regression models to determine key community-level and other factors significantly associated with non- and under-vaccination. We analyzed the odds of receipt of the first doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP1) vaccine and measles-containing vaccine (MCV1), and receipt of all three recommended DTP doses (DTP3) independently, in children aged 12–23 months. In bivariate analyses, we found that remoteness increased the odds of non- and under-vaccination in nearly all the study countries. We also found evidence that living in conflict and urban slum areas reduced the odds of vaccination, but not in most cases as expected. However, the odds of vaccination were more likely to be lower in urban slums than formal urban areas. Our multivariate analyses revealed that the key community variables–remoteness, conflict and urban slum–were sometimes associated with non- and under-vaccination, but they were not frequently predictors of these outcomes after controlling for other factors. Individual and household factors such as maternal utilization of health services, maternal education and ethnicity, were more common predictors of vaccination. Reaching the Immunisation Agenda 2030 target of reducing the number of zero-dose children by 50% by 2030 will require country tailored analyses and strategies to identify and reach missed communities with reliable immunisation services.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021434/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | C. Edson Utazi Oliver Pannell Justice M. K. Aheto Adelle Wigley Natalia Tejedor-Garavito Josh Wunderlich Brittany Hagedorn Dan Hogan Andrew J. Tatem Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study PLOS Global Public Health |
| title | Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | assessing the characteristics of un and under vaccinated children in low and middle income countries a multi level cross sectional study |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021434/?tool=EBI |
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