Implementation approaches for introducing and overcoming barriers to hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

A Boisson, V Goel, M Yotebieng, JB Parr… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) affects more than
60 million people. Mother-to-child transmission is a major contributor to the ongoing HBV …

[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 …

Arresting vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (AVERT-HBV) in pregnant women and their neonates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a feasibility study

P Thompson, CE Morgan, P Ngimbi… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan
Africa despite the widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines. In the Democratic …

Individual-and community-level determinants of child immunization in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a multilevel analysis

P Acharya, H Kismul, MA Mapatano, A Hatløy - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding modifiable determinants of full immunization of children provide a valuable
contribution to immunization programs and help reduce disease, disability, and death. This …

Coverage and timeliness of birth dose vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

O Bassoum, M Kimura, A Tal Dia, M Lemoine… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Depending on the epidemiological context of each country, three vaccines are
recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be administered as soon as …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to timely birth-dose vaccines in Kinshasa Province, the DRC: a qualitative study

A Boisson, CE Morgan, B Fried, CM Shea… - Journal of Global Health …, 2022 - joghr.org
# Background National vaccine policies across the world have successfully improved infant
vaccine coverage, but birth-dose (BD) vaccine coverage remains low. Countries such as the …

Childhood immunization uptake determinants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: ordered regressions to assess timely infant vaccines administered at …

A Boisson-Walsh, P Thompson, B Fried… - Global Health Research …, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite global efforts to reduce preventable childhood illness by distributing
infant vaccines, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan African settings remains low …

Beyond coverage: Rural-urban disparities in the timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Tanzania

V Yelverton, NL Hair, SH Ghosh, SG Mfinanga… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Timely vaccination maximizes efficacy for preventing infectious diseases. In the
absence of national vaccination registries, representative sample survey data hold vital …

Hepatitis B infection among pregnant and post-partum women living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in Kinshasa, DR Congo: A cross-sectional study

C Mpody, P Thompson, M Tabala… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection in HIV-infected individuals increases the
risk of hepatic complications and mortality. Further, the risk of perinatal HBV transmission …

Timeliness of routine childhood vaccination in 103 low-and middle-income countries, 1978–2021: A scoping review to map measurement and methodological gaps

O Wariri, U Okomo, YK Kwarshak, CE Utazi… - PLOS global public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Empiric studies exploring the timeliness of routine vaccination in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) have gained momentum in the last decade. Nevertheless, there is …