Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
2. Department of Public Health University of Roehampton, UK
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
The national vaccination coverage rate and the coverage rate in rural communities in Nigeria are below the global vaccine action target of 80%; hence, evaluation of factors that determine vaccination status and determine the proportion of children aged 12–59 months who are fully immunised in the rural community should be conducted.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted using an interview-structured questionnaire that was pilot tested before being administered. In the study, a two-stage sampling technique was used and the sample size was determined using the EPI-Info, version 7, software.
Key Findings
Of the 608 caregiver–child pairs that was assessed, the majority (525, 86.35%) were mothers. Assessment of immunisation status showed that the majority of the children (429, 70.56%) were completely vaccinated while 179 (29.44%) were incompletely vaccinated. Educational status (χ 2 = 59.85, df = 4, P < 0.001), the level of knowledge about vaccination (χ 2 = 77.62, df = 2, P < 0.001), family setting (χ 2 = 27.70, df = 3, P < 0.001), maternal ANC visits (χ 2 = 85.37, df = 2, P < 0.001), type of birth (χ 2 = 7.27, df = 2, P = 0.03) and child’s breastfeeding status (χ 2 = 80.75, df = 2, P < 0.001) were all significantly associated with the vaccination status of the child.
Conclusion
The study has shown that immunisation coverage in the rural community surveyed is still below the expected target; thus, public health intervention should still focus on individual, community, socio-cultural and healthcare-related factors as this will improve the immunisation status of children in rural communities.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous),Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
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