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Regassa N, Bird Y, Moraros J. Preference in the use of full childhood immunizations in Ethiopia: the role of maternal health services. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2019;13:91-99doi: 10.2147/PPA.S189844.
Regassa, N., Bird, Y., & Moraros, J. (2019). Preference in the use of full childhood immunizations in Ethiopia: the role of maternal health services. Patient preference and adherence, 1391-99. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S189844
Regassa, Nigatu, et al. "Preference in the use of full childhood immunizations in Ethiopia: the role of maternal health services." Patient preference and adherence vol. 13 (2019): 91-99. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S189844
Regassa N, Bird Y, Moraros J. Preference in the use of full childhood immunizations in Ethiopia: the role of maternal health services. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2019 Jan 08;13:91-99. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S189844. eCollection 2019. PMID: 30662259; PMCID: PMC6329350.
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Patient Prefer Adherence. 2019 Jan 08;13:91-99. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S189844. eCollection 2019.

Preference in the use of full childhood immunizations in Ethiopia: the role of maternal health services.

Patient preference and adherence

Nigatu Regassa, Yelena Bird, John Moraros

Affiliations

  1. Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
  2. School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, [email protected].

PMID: 30662259 PMCID: PMC6329350 DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S189844

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Immunizations represent a successful and cost-effective public health strategy in preventing common childhood diseases. Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in increasing its full immunization coverage, but significant gaps remain. This study aims to measure the preference in the use of full immunizations for children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia and examine the role of key maternal health services.

METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study and uses data from a nationally generalizable survey, the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, 2016. It includes a representative sample of 2,168 children aged 12-23 months. The main outcome was full immunization, measured based on the WHO guidelines (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin [BCG], diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis [DPT], polio, and measles vaccines). The main exposure variables were provision of three key maternal health services (antenatal care, delivery services, and tetanus vaccine) as well as other sociodemographic factors. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted.

RESULTS: This study found the overall full immunization coverage in Ethiopia to be much lower (39%) than the WHO-recommended rate (≥90%). There were distinctive differences in the preference in the use of full immunization coverage for various vaccines (BCG 70.0%, polio 56.5%, measles 55.3%, and DPT 53.9%). The maternal health service variables (antenatal care, delivery services, and tetanus vaccine) were significantly associated with the full immunization of children aged 12-23 months (

CONCLUSION: Full immunization coverage has been identified as a critical factor in the prevention of morbidity and mortality from childhood diseases. Future progress in the provision of key maternal health services can have a positive impact in narrowing the gap in immunization coverage.

Keywords: Africa; Ethiopia; childhood immunizations; maternal health services

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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