Vaccination in Rural Areas

A progress - Report on 18 years of continuous Measles Vaccination in Rural Areas of Iran

Inequity in childhood immunization between urban and rural areas of Peshawar.

BACKGROUND Purpose of this study was to find coverage of vaccines in EPI and compare the factors related to vaccine failure or missed vaccination in urban and rural areas of Peshawar. METHODS This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Urban and rural of Peshawar from 20th to 31st of June 2010. A questionnaire was used to interview parents of 548 children, aged 1 year and below, about demogr...

Age at first dose of measles vaccination in Ethiopia.

BACKGROUND Although measles vaccination is recommended to be given at nine months of age in Ethiopia and in most of sub-Saharan Africa, no information is available about the age at which children actually receive their first dose of measles vaccine. This has important implications in terms of preventing infection and averting epidemics of measles. OBJECTIVE To determine the age at which Ethio...

Determinants of apparent rural-urban differentials in measles vaccination uptake in Indonesia.

INTRODUCTION Regional differences in vaccination uptake are common in both developed and developing countries, and are often linked to the availability of healthcare services and socioeconomic factors. In 2007, 0.9 million eligible Indonesian children missed measles vaccination, and 19 456 cases of measles were documented among Indonesian children. The authors investigated rural-urban different...

Vaccination coverage and factors associated with adherence to the vaccination schedule in young children of a rural area in Burkina Faso

BACKGROUND Vaccination is an important tool for reducing infectious disease morbidity and mortality. In the past, less than 80% of children 12-23 months of age were fully immunized in Burkina Faso. OBJECTIVES To describe coverage and assess factors associated with adherence to the vaccination schedule in rural area Burkina Faso. METHODS The study population was extracted from the Nouna Heal...

Equity and vaccine uptake: a cross-sectional study of measles vaccination in Lasbela District, Pakistan

BACKGROUND Achieving equity means increased uptake of health services for those who need it most. But the poorest families continue to have the poorest service. In Pakistan, large numbers of children do not access vaccination against measles despite the national government's effort to achieve universal coverage. METHODS A cross-sectional study of a random sample of 23 rural and 9 urban commun...