Strategies for Increasing Immunization Rates Among Children and in Low to Middle Income Countries

The article reviews the importance and what strategies are effective in improving immunization rates in children and adults. How can we help improve immunization rates in the U.S. and in LMICs? Do strategies to improve childhood vaccination rates work? [1,2] reported the importance of immunizations as an important childhood preventive health maintenance program towards improving childhood survival. This is an important feature for childhood health for two reasons: 1) Direct reduction in disease through immunization and 2) It allows time during visit to review for other treatable conditions [3]. Reported immunizations as the most successful public health prevention program for preventing childhood diseases and untimely illnesses or death in childhood. The WHO highly recommends safe monitoring and administration of vaccinations. In conclusion [1] found mostly a low level of evidence to support each strategy for improving immunization rates among children in LMICs and there is some low level of evidence for a combined effect among strategies as follows: information handouts, health education with reminder cards at facilities, immunization outreach with and without household incentives, home visits, and integration of immunization with other services [4]. Found some significance in single-method interventions, but found a combined effect more promising to increase vaccine rates. Further well conducted RCTs are needed.