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BMJ OPEN
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069278
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Community child health; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH
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Objective: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and determinants of childhood vaccination in Ethiopia. Results showed that the full childhood vaccination coverage in Ethiopia was low and was significantly associated with factors such as maternal education, marital status, vaccination cards, and place of residence. Public health interventions targeted at these factors can help improve childhood vaccination rates.
ObjectiveChildhood vaccination is a cost-effective, essential service to reach a larger population globally. Due to unclear reasons, new emergence and resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases increase. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify prevalence and determinants of childhood vaccination in Ethiopia.DesignCommunity-based cross-sectional study.SettingWe used data from 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey. The survey included all the nine regional states and two city administrations of Ethiopia.ParticipantsA weighted sample of 1008 children 12-23 months of age was included in the analysis.Main outcome measuresA multilevel proportional odds model was fitted to identify determinants of childhood vaccination status. In the final model, variables with a p value of less than 5% and an adjusted OR (AOR) with a 95% CI were reported.ResultThe full childhood vaccination coverage of Ethiopia was 39.09% (95% CI: 36.06%-42.28%). Mothers who attended primary (AOR=2.16; 95% CI: 1.43-3.26), secondary (AOR=2.02; 95% CI: 1.07-3.79) and higher education (AOR=2.67; 95% CI: 1.25-5.71); being in union (AOR=2.21; 95% CI: 1.06-4.58); kept vaccination cards (AOR=26.18; 95% CI: 15.75-43.53); children receiving vitamin A(1) (AOR=4.14; 95% CI: 2.9-5.9); living in Afar (AOR=0.14; 95% CI: 0.04-0.45), Somali (AOR=0.19; 95% CI: 0.06-0.60), Gambela (AOR=0.22; 95% CI: 0.06-0.77), Harari (AOR=0.14; 95% CI: 0.04-0.52) and Dire Dawa (AOR=0.23; 95% CI: 0.06-0.79) regions; and rural residents (AOR=0.53; 95% CI: 0.30-0.93) were factors significantly associated with childhood vaccination.ConclusionThe full childhood vaccination coverage in Ethiopia was low and remained unchanged since 2016. The study identified that both the individual-level and community-level factors affected the vaccination status. Accordingly, public health interventions targeted to these identified factors can increase childhood full vaccination status.
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