Assessing the characteristics of un- and under-vaccinated children in low- and middle-income countries: A multi-level cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Achieving equity in vaccination coverage has been a critical priority within the global health community. Despite increased efforts recently, certain populations still have a high proportion of un- and under-vaccinated children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These populations are often assumed to reside in remote-rural areas, urban slums and conflict-affected areas. Here, we investigate the effects of these key community-level factors, alongside a wide range of other individual, household and community level factors, on vaccination coverage. Using geospatial datasets, including cross-sectional data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2008 and 2018 in nine LMICs, we fitted Bayesian multi-level binary logistic regression models to determin

SUBMITTER: Utazi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021434 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature