Variation in rotavirus vaccine coverage by sub-counties in Kenya
Abstract Rotavirus gastroenteritis is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In July 2014, Kenya introduced the rotavirus vaccine into her national immunization program. Although immunization coverage is crucial in assessing the real-world impact of this vaccine, variabili...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6b9024c28c984d14ba4611e193d1757b 2023-05-15T15:05:59+02:00 Variation in rotavirus vaccine coverage by sub-counties in Kenya Ernest Apondi Wandera Shah Mohammad John Odhiambo Ouko James Yatitch Koki Taniguchi Yoshio Ichinose 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-017-0051-z https://doaj.org/article/6b9024c28c984d14ba4611e193d1757b EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0051-z https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147 doi:10.1186/s41182-017-0051-z 1349-4147 https://doaj.org/article/6b9024c28c984d14ba4611e193d1757b Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 45, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2017) Kenya Rotavirus vaccine Administrative data Coverage Dropout Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-017-0051-z 2022-12-31T05:24:54Z Abstract Rotavirus gastroenteritis is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In July 2014, Kenya introduced the rotavirus vaccine into her national immunization program. Although immunization coverage is crucial in assessing the real-world impact of this vaccine, variability in the vaccine coverage across the country is likely to occur. In view of this, we estimated the extent of coverage for the rotavirus vaccine at two socio-economically different sub-counties using the administrative data. The findings indicate disparities in vaccine coverage and access between the sub-counties and, thus, underscore the need to strengthen immunization systems to facilitate timely, accessible, and equitable vaccine delivery across the country. Both sub-counties recorded high vaccine dropout, suggestive of poor utilization of the vaccine. In this regard, increased social mobilization is needed to encourage vaccine compliance and to enhance tracking of vaccine defaulters. While efforts to improve the accuracy of the administrative coverage estimates are crucial, vaccination coverage surveys will be needed to verify the administrative coverage data and help identify specific factors relating to rotavirus vaccine coverage in the country. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Medicine and Health 45 1 |
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Abstract Rotavirus gastroenteritis is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In July 2014, Kenya introduced the rotavirus vaccine into her national immunization program. Although immunization coverage is crucial in assessing the real-world impact of this vaccine, variability in the vaccine coverage across the country is likely to occur. In view of this, we estimated the extent of coverage for the rotavirus vaccine at two socio-economically different sub-counties using the administrative data. The findings indicate disparities in vaccine coverage and access between the sub-counties and, thus, underscore the need to strengthen immunization systems to facilitate timely, accessible, and equitable vaccine delivery across the country. Both sub-counties recorded high vaccine dropout, suggestive of poor utilization of the vaccine. In this regard, increased social mobilization is needed to encourage vaccine compliance and to enhance tracking of vaccine defaulters. While efforts to improve the accuracy of the administrative coverage estimates are crucial, vaccination coverage surveys will be needed to verify the administrative coverage data and help identify specific factors relating to rotavirus vaccine coverage in the country. |
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Ernest Apondi Wandera Shah Mohammad John Odhiambo Ouko James Yatitch Koki Taniguchi Yoshio Ichinose |
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Variation in rotavirus vaccine coverage by sub-counties in Kenya |
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Variation in rotavirus vaccine coverage by sub-counties in Kenya |
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