Association between women's experience of domestic violence and childhood vaccination in West Africa: Cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2021, 25 million children worldwide did not receive full basic childhood vaccinations, the highest figure in over a decade. There are large variations between countries in vaccination coverage. Globally, the lifetime prevalence of domestic violence among ever-partnered women is 30%. Exposure to domestic violence affects both maternal and child health. However, there is limited contemporary evidence on whether children born to women who are exposed to domestic violence are any more or less likely to be vaccinated.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 7 West African countries (Benin, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone). We used multivariable logistic regression to

SUBMITTER: Daramola T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621962 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature