Determinants and prevalence of zero-dose children in Somalia: Analysis of the 2020 Health Demographic Survey data.

ABSTRACT: Despite global progress in childhood vaccination coverage, fragile and humanitarian countries, with high burden of infectious diseases, continue to report a significant number of zero-dose and under-vaccinated children. Efforts to equitably reach zero-dose children remain thus critical. This study assesses the prevalence and determinants of zero-dose children in fragile context of Somalia. We used secondary data from 2020 Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS) to determine status of unvaccinated children aged between 12 to 23 months. Variables related to socio-demographic, household, health seeking, and community level factors were extracted from the SHDS data. Variables that were shown to be significantly associated with zero-dose children at p< 0.05 in the single logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Mohamoud SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218971 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature