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Immunization coverage and factors associated with incomplete vaccination in children aged 12 to 59 months in health structures in Lomé | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

Immunization coverage and factors associated with incomplete vaccination in children aged 12 to 59 months in health structures in Lomé | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

BMC Research Notes

Immunization coverage and factors associated with incomplete vaccination in children aged 12 to 59 months in health structures in Lomé

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BMC Research Notes201912:84
  • Received: 13 December 2018
  • Accepted: 6 February 2019
  • Published: 

Abstract

Objective

To estimate the immunization coverage among children admitted for consultation or hospitalization in health structures of Lomé.

Results

A total of 797 respondent–child couples were included and 31.1% of them had their immunization cards. Complete immunization coverage was 69.3%, 95% confidence interval (65.9–72.5) and per antigen, it ranged from 83.1% for measles to 95.7% for BCG. Factors associated with incomplete immunization were the absence of immunization card (p < 0.001), respondents’ sex (p < 0.001), level of education (p < 0.001), marital status (p < 0.001) and the level of the health structure in the organization of the Togolese health system (p < 0.001). Obstacles to immunization were mainly the lack of money to pay for immunization fees (38.4%) and forgetting the immunization appointment (28.1%).

Keywords

  • Immunization coverage
  • Associated factors
  • Obstacles
  • Hospital studies
  • Togo

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