How the COVID-19 pandemic affected infant vaccination trends in rural and urban communities in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study compared the infant vaccination trends a year before and a year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in selected urban and rural communities in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Design

This was a cross-sectional study in which data were extracted from infant vaccination records.

Setting

Two rural and three urban vaccination centres in primary health clinics at Ibadan Southeast and Olúyòlé local government areas, respectively.

Participants

Infant vaccination records 1 year before and 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2019-February 2020 and March 2020-February 2021, respectively).

Outcome measures

Timeliness of vaccination (vaccination taken within 2 weeks of appointment) and vaccination completion according to the Nigerian ro

SUBMITTER: Adegoke AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature