Immunization coverage and its determinants in children aged 12-23 months in Basrah
Other Title(s)
تغطية اللقاحات و محدداتها عند الأطفال من عمر 12-23 شهر في محافظة البصرة
Joint Authors
Abd al-Sayyid, Isam M.
al-Hilfi, Riyad A.
Makki, Ziyad T.
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.84-90, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Immunization is one of the most important programmes which contributed to the prevention of major childhood diseases.
A high coverage rate is desirable for the effectiveness of this programme.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of immunization coverage rate among children aged 12 to 23 months in Basrah during 2014-2015.
Also, to explore the vaccination dropout rate and the causes of partially immunization.
Methods: A cross sectional survey was done in 30 clusters that followed the World Health Organization cluster sampling technique.
Data were collected via direct interview with 300 mothers using an Arabic language questionnaire and the data were analyzed using SPSS programme.
Results: The vaccination coverage rate in this study was 80.7% and the dropout rate was 19.3%, which is rather high while the main causes of the dropout were difficulties facing mothers' attendance to Primary Health Care centers (50%) and lack of information (31%).
Conclusions: The results of the current study showed that although the coverage rate of immunization was adequate, the dropout rate was high and the important reasons for that were inadequate awareness and inconvenience timing for mothers.
In addition, literacy status and occupation of mothers, child birth order and family type were other reasons.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Sayyid, Isam M.& al-Hilfi, Riyad A.& Makki, Ziyad T.. 2017. Immunization coverage and its determinants in children aged 12-23 months in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.84-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795327
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Sayyid, Isam M.…[et al.]. Immunization coverage and its determinants in children aged 12-23 months in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 35, no. 2 (2017), pp.84-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795327
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Sayyid, Isam M.& al-Hilfi, Riyad A.& Makki, Ziyad T.. Immunization coverage and its determinants in children aged 12-23 months in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2017. Vol. 35, no. 2, pp.84-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795327
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 90
Record ID
BIM-795327