作者
DN Montwedi, JC Meyer, VV Nkwinika, RJ Burnett
发表日期
2021/9/1
期刊
South African Journal of Child Health
卷号
15
期号
3
页码范围
159-164
出版商
Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)
简介
Background
South Africa (SA) experiences vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks despite officially reporting high administrative fully immunised under-1-year-old coverage (FIC) figures.
Objective
To investigate immunisation coverage and reasons for missed vaccinations in Tshwane Region 5 in Gauteng province, SA, in 2017.
Methods
A household survey, based on a World Health Organization protocol, was conducted among consenting caregivers of children aged 12 - 23 months who had Road to Health cards (RtHC). RtH cards were checked and photographed, and reasons were recorded for missed vaccinations. Epi Info 7 was used for descriptive statistical analysis.
Results
Eligible children resided in 327 of 8 060 houses visited, with 84.4% (n=276/327) of caregivers consenting to participate. Vaccination coverage ranged from 99.6 …
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