TITLE:
Vaccination Coverage and Its Determinants in Children Aged 11 - 23 Months in an Urban District of Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Beckie Nnenna Tagbo, Christopher Bismarck Eke, Babatunde Ishola Omotowo, Chika Nwanma Onwuasigwe, Edelu Benedict Onyeka, Ukoha Oluchi Mildred
KEYWORDS:
Vaccination, Immunization, Coverage, Children, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Vaccines,
Vol.4 No.4,
October
22,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Performance of the vaccination programme in Nigeria is lower than the regional average as well the 95% target necessary for sustained control of vaccine preventable diseases. This study is aimed at assessing the vaccination coverage and its associated factors in children aged 11 - 23 months in Enugu Metropolis. Methods: A cross sectional study in which caregivers and their children pair, aged 11 - 23 months attending children’s outpatient clinics in Enugu metropolis was undertaken. Respondents were selected consecutively while data were collected using pretested interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 while level of significance was set at p