Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine or a biological substance intended to stimulate a recipient’s immune system to produce antibodies or undergo other changes that provide future protection against specific infectious diseases.
Objective.
To determine vaccination coverage and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in Debre Markos town 2016.
Methods.
Community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 288 mothers/caretakers to child (12–23 months) pair.
Study populations were selected using systematic random sampling technique.
Structured interviewer administered questionnaires were used to collect data.
Variables with P value of less than 0.05 in multivariate analysis were considered as statistically significant at 95% CI.
Result.
About 264 (91.7%) of children were completely vaccinated.
Male birth 3.24 (1.16–9.04), wanted pregnancy 2.89 (1.17–7.17), having at least two ANC follow-ups 4.04 (1.35–12.06), and short distance from vaccination site 3.38 (1.29–8.86) were found positively associated with complete immunization.
Conclusion and Recommendation.
There was relatively high immunization coverage in the study.
Child’s sex, ANC follow-up, type of pregnancy, and distance from health institution were factors associated with complete vaccination.
Preventing unwanted pregnancy and promoting ANC and postnatal follow-up should be strengthened.
Vaccination sites should also be further expanded.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gualu, Tenaw& Dilie, Abebe. 2017. Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125376
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gualu, Tenaw& Dilie, Abebe. Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125376
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gualu, Tenaw& Dilie, Abebe. Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125376
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125376