Factors associated with routine vaccination card retention among children aged 0-59 months in Yaounde-Cameroon: A cross-sectional survey.
PLoS One
; 17(8): e0273515, 2022.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2021923
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The routine vaccination card is an important health record for children, but recent findings suggest that vaccination card retention in Cameroon is low, varying from 29%-53%. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with children's routine vaccination card retention in Cameroon.METHODS:
This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Yaoundé in November 2021, targeting children aged 0-59 months. Participants were selected using a 2-stage systematic cluster sampling in which households were selected by a restricted sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewing the children's parents/guardians, and a vaccination card was said to be retained if it was presented to the interviewer by the interviewees. Data were analysed using multiple logistics regression with R version 4.1.0 (2021-05-18).FINDINGS:
A total of 529 households were assessed with 361 children aged 0-59 months enrolled 51% girls and 49% boys. Children aged 0-11 months represented 24.4% of all participants, and children aged 12-59 months were 74.6%. Vaccination card retention was 24% (87), and positive predictors of card retention included girl child (adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.34, p-value = 0.0269), the respondent being one of the biological parents of the child mother (adjusted Odds Ratio = 5.97, p-value = 0.0034) or father(adjusted Odds Ratio = 4.69, p-value = 0.0067), and living in a richer household (adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.56, p-value = 0.038). On the other hand, negative predictors of card retention were child aged 12-23 months (adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.44, p-value = 0.0209) or aged 24-59months (adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.13, p-value = 0.0000), and having an employed mother (adjusted Odds Ratio = 0.34, p-value = 0.0066).CONCLUSION:
Vaccination card retention in children aged 0-59 months in Yaoundé is low when compared with findings reported by studies from other locations in Cameroon. Besides, the poor and older children have lower odds of keeping routine vaccination cards. There is a need to design interventions to improve vaccination card retention, which considers household wealth and the age of the child.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacinação
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Ensaios controlados aleatorizados
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Revisão sistemática/Meta-análise
Tópicos:
Vacinas
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
PLoS One
Assunto da revista:
Ciência
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Journal.pone.0273515
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