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Low Vaccine Coverage and Factors Associated with Incomplete Childhood Immunization in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Rural Groups, Central Brazil
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Apr 13;11(4):838. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040838.ABSTRACTDiscrimination and limited access to healthcare services in remote areas can affect vaccination coverage. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate vaccination coverage for children living in quilombola communities and rural settlements in the central region of Brazil during their first year of life and to analyze the factors associated with incomplete vaccination. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on children born between 2015 and 2017. The percentage of children who received all vaccines recommended by the National Immunization P...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 28, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Juliana de Oliveira Roque E Lima Val éria Pagotto B árbara Souza Rocha Paulo S érgio Scalize Rafael Alves Guimar ães M árcio Dias de Lima Leandro Nascimento da Silva Michele Dias da Silva Oliveira Winny Éveny Alves Moura Sheila Ara újo Teles Claci Source Type: research

Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Apr 27;2(4):e0000244. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000244. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTAchieving 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 c...
Source: Rural Remote Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: C Edson Utazi Oliver Pannell Justice M K Aheto Adelle Wigley Natalia Tejedor-Garavito Josh Wunderlich Brittany Hagedorn Dan Hogan Andrew J Tatem Source Type: research

Estimates of the number and distribution of zero-dose and under-immunised children across remote-rural, urban, and conflict-affected settings in low and middle-income countries
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Oct 26;2(10):e0001126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001126. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTWhile there has been great success in increasing the coverage of new childhood vaccines globally, expanding routine immunization to reliably reach all children and communities has proven more challenging in many low- and middle-income countries. Achieving this requires vaccination strategies and interventions that identify and target those unvaccinated, guided by the most current and detailed data regarding their size and spatial distribution. Through the integration and harmonisation of a range of geospatial da...
Source: Rural Remote Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Adelle Wigley Josh Lorin Dan Hogan C Edson Utazi Brittany Hagedorn Emily Dansereau Andrew J Tatem Natalia Tejedor-Garavito Source Type: research

Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Apr 27;2(4):e0000244. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000244. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTAchieving 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 c...
Source: Rural Remote Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: C Edson Utazi Oliver Pannell Justice M K Aheto Adelle Wigley Natalia Tejedor-Garavito Josh Wunderlich Brittany Hagedorn Dan Hogan Andrew J Tatem Source Type: research

Mapping of Pro-Equity Interventions Proposed by Immunisation Programs in Gavi Health Systems Strengthening Grants
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Feb 2;11(2):341. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020341.ABSTRACTReaching zero-dose (ZD) children, operationally defined as children who have not received a first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP1) vaccine, is crucial to increase equitable immunisation coverage and access to primary health care. However, little is known about the approaches already taken by countries to improve immunisation equity. We reviewed all Health System Strengthening (HSS) proposals submitted by Gavi-supported countries from 2014 to 2021 inclusively and extracted information on interventions favouring equity. Pro-equ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Joelle Ducharme Gustavo Caetano Correa Heidi W Reynolds Alyssa B Sharkey Virginia A Fonner Mira Johri Source Type: research

Equity assessment of childhood immunisation at national and subnational levels in Myanmar: a benefit incidence analysis
CONCLUSION: Donors, national government and regional government should better plan to maintain vaccine coverage while improving equity of vaccine services, especially for children of lower SES, mothers with less antenatal care visits and lower paternal education living in conflicted-affected remote regions.PMID:35803601 | DOI:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007800
Source: Rural Remote Health - July 8, 2022 Category: Rural Health Authors: Zin Mar Win Tom Traill Zarni Lynn Kyaw Khaing Thandar Hnin Phway Thinzar Chit Thazin La Ashwini Sunil Deshpande Osondu Ogbuoji Wenhui Mao Source Type: research