Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia: consistency, trends, and challenges

A Adane, TM Adege, MM Ahmed, HA Anteneh… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Ethiopia is investing in the routine Health Management Information System.
Improved routine data are needed for decision-making in the health sector. Objective: To …

Socioeconomic inequalities in vaccine uptake: A global umbrella review

A Sacre, C Bambra, JM Wildman, K Thomson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This global umbrella review aimed to synthesise evidence of socioeconomic inequalities in
the uptake of routine vaccinations and identify the mechanisms that may contribute to the …

High prevalence of zero-dose children in underserved and special setting populations in Ethiopia using a generalize estimating equation and concentration index …

GA Biks, F Shiferie, DA Tsegaye, W Asefa… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2023 report, more
than 14.3 million children in low-and middle-income countries, primarily in Africa and South …

Determinants of incomplete vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Gindhir District, Southeastern Ethiopia: unmatched case–control study

D Zenbaba, B Sahiledengle, MB Debela… - … and Healthcare Policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Incomplete vaccination can put children at greater risk of acquiring vaccine-
preventable diseases. In Ethiopia, vaccination coverage against vaccine-preventable …

[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 …

Diarrheal disease and associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in Oda Bultum District, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Z Getachew, N Asefa, T Gashaw, A Birhanu… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Diarrhea is a serious health problem in children under the age of five that is
both preventable and treatable. In low-income countries like Ethiopia, children under the …

Health system barriers to the first dose of measles immunization in Ethiopia: a qualitative study

M Addis, W Mekonnen, AS Estifanos - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has made considerable progress toward measles elimination. Despite
ongoing efforts, the country remains among those with the highest number of children …

Effect of COVID-19 on Routine Childhood Vaccination in Bahir Dar City, Northwestern, Ethiopia

HY Berhane, A Worku, W Fawzi - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite free vaccinations for all children, Ethiopia is one of the ten countries where most
children do not receive all of their basic vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal distributions of immunization coverage in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2019

KA Atalell, MA Techane, CA Wubneh, NT Assimamaw… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccination is the most important mechanism to improve childhood survival.
However, immunization coverage is very low and unevenly distributed throughout the …

Missed opportunity for routine vaccination and associated factors among children aged 0–23 months in public health facilities of Jimma Town

H Abatemam, MA Wordofa… - PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The current recommendation obligates children to receive all vaccines within two years of
birth. The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in Ethiopia to increase …