Effects of Differential Household Characteristics on Immunization Coverage for Children Aged 12-23 Months in Alego Usonga, Nyakach and Butere Sub Counties, Kenya

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Immunisation remains one of the most important public health interventions to reduce child morbidity and mortality. The purpose this study was analyse differential effects household characteristics on immunisation coverage for children aged 12-23 months in Butere, Nyakach Alego Usonga Sub Counties Western Kenya. specific objectives were: describe characteristics, determine level by antigens lastly, association with immunisation. design analytical statistics utilising secondary data that collected during a larger community units’ systems strengthening three total number 11,160 households. findings established there existed varied distributions proportions within regions. also revealed high proportion different examined. Finally, exists significant between all sites. In five (education headship, staple food availability, latrine water treatment, housing type) Butere recorded two coverage, displayed availability be associations coverage. makes four recommendations for; stakeholders, policymakers, service providers, researchers regarding importance relation improving population.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: East African journal of health & science

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2707-3912', '2707-3920']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.5.1.703