[HTML][HTML] Vaccination timeliness and delay in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the literature, 2007-2017

NB Masters, AL Wagner, ML Boulton - Human vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Traditional measurements of vaccine coverage at specific ages can mask poor
vaccine timeliness. However, optimal measurement of timing is unclear due to variations in …

Mobile phone reminders for enhancing uptake, completeness and timeliness of routine childhood immunization in low and middle income countries: a systematic …

U Yunusa, SN Garba, AB Umar, SH Idris, UL Bello… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunization remains one of the most effective public health interventions offering
protection for children from vaccine preventable diseases. However, many children living in …

Timely completion of vaccination and its determinants among children in northwest, Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis

ZA Mekonnen, KA Gelaye, MC Were, B Tilahun - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Timely vaccination is key to prevent unnecessary childhood mortality from
vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite the substantial efforts to improve vaccination …

Vaccine coverage within the first year of life and associated factors with incomplete immunization in a Brazilian birth cohort

R Buffarini, FC Barros, MF Silveira - Archives of Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Immunization has been held as a major achievement for global health,
however, still exist many children who are not completely vaccinated. Knowledge about …

Determinants of defaulting from completion of child immunization in Laelay Adiabo District, Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: a case-control study

HG Aregawi, TG Gebrehiwot, YG Abebe, KG Meles… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally 2.5 million children under five years of age die every year due to
vaccine preventable diseases. In Tigray Region in Northern Ethiopia, full vaccination …

Drivers of hesitancy towards recommended childhood vaccines in African settings: a scoping review of literature from Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia

AA Adamu, TA Essoh, GC Adeyanju… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction There is a dearth of literature on vaccine hesitancy in Africa. In this study, we
aimed to explore the drivers of hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines in …

Assessment of missed opportunities for vaccination in Kenyan health facilities, 2016

AJ Li, C Tabu, S Shendale, K Sergon, PO Okoth… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background In November 2016, the Kenya National Vaccines and Immunization Programme
conducted an assessment of missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) using the World …

Qualitative insights into reasons for missed opportunities for vaccination in Kenyan health facilities

AJ Li, C Tabu, S Shendale, PO Okoth, K Sergon… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2016, Kenya conducted a study of missed opportunities for vaccination
(MOV)—when eligible children have contact with the health system but are not fully …

[HTML][HTML] Inequities in on-time childhood vaccination: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

MK Mutua, SF Mohamed, JM Porth, CM Faye - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Vaccination coverage has improved in the past decade, but inequalities persist:
the poorest, least educated, and rural communities are left behind. Programming has …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of mobile phone text message reminders on the completion and timely receipt of routine childhood vaccinations: superiority randomized controlled trial …

ZA Mekonnen, KA Gelaye, M Were… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Nonattendance at vaccination appointments is a big challenge for health
workers as it is difficult to track routine vaccination schedules. In Ethiopia, 3 out of 10 …