Inequalities in child immunization coverage in Ghana: evidence from a decomposition analysis

D Asuman, CG Ackah, U Enemark - Health economics review, 2018 - Springer
Childhood vaccination has been promoted as a global intervention aimed at improving child
survival and health, through the reduction of vaccine preventable deaths. However, there …

Trends of inequalities in childhood immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Kenya, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire

HPP Donfouet, G Agesa, MK Mutua - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Immunization is one of the most cost-effective health intervention to halt the
spread of childhood diseases, and improve child health. Yet, there is a substantial disparity …

Explaining socio-economic inequalities in immunization coverage in Nigeria

JE Ataguba, KO Ojo, HE Ichoku - Health policy and planning, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Globally, in 2013 over 6 million children younger than 5 years died from either an infectious
cause or during the neonatal period. A large proportion of these deaths occurred in …

[HTML][HTML] Child vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: Increasing coverage addresses inequalities

FT Bobo, A Asante, M Woldie, A Dawson, A Hayen - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccines have substantially contributed to reducing morbidity and mortality
among children, but inequality in coverage continues to persist. In this study, we aimed to …

Socioeconomic and residence‐based related inequality in childhood vaccination in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Benin

E Budu, BO Ahinkorah, W Guets… - Health science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Childhood vaccination remains a cost‐effective strategy that
has expedited the control and elimination of numerous diseases. Although coverage of new …

Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination in the Gambia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Namibia

M Hajizadeh - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Extant work suggested pro-rich distribution of vaccination coverage in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). However, the current literature also suggested pro-poor …

Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in Ethiopia: results from the 2011 and 2016 demographic and health surveys

FT Bobo, A Hayen - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Monitoring and addressing unnecessary and avoidable differences in child
vaccination is a critical global concern. This study aimed to assess socioeconomic …

Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in low/middle-income countries: what accounts for the differences?

M Hajizadeh - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination continue to be a global public
health concern. This study aimed to measure and identify factors associated with …

Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in child vaccination: results from Ireland

E Doherty, B Walsh, C O'Neill - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background There is limited knowledge of the extent of or factors underlying inequalities in
uptake of childhood vaccination in Ireland. This paper aims to measure and decompose …

Complete vaccination service utilization inequalities among children aged 12–23 months in Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analyses

A Debie, AM Lakew, KS Tamirat, G Amare… - International journal for …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Although World Health Organization works to make vaccination service
available to everyone everywhere by 2030, majority of the world's children have been …