Vaccination coverage in rural Burkina Faso under the effects of COVID-19: evidence from a panel study in eight districts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving infant immunization completion and promoting equitable vaccination coverage are crucial to reducing global under-5 childhood mortality. Although there have been hypotheses that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would decrease the delivery of health services and immunization campaigns in low- and middle-income countries, the available evidence is still inconclusive. We conducted a study in rural Burkina Faso to assess changes in vaccination coverage during the pandemic. A secondary objective was to examine long-term trends in vaccination coverage throughout 2010-2021.

Methods

Using a quasi-experimental approach, we conducted three rounds of surveys (2019, 2020, 2021) in rural Burkina Faso that we pooled with two previous rounds of demographic and househ

SUBMITTER: Cooper S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature