Coverage, timeliness of measles immunisation and its predictors in Pakistan: an analysis of 6.2 million children enrolled in the Provincial Electronic Immunisation Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles-related morbidity and mortality persists due to suboptimal and delayed vaccination, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries where more than 95% of global measles deaths occur. We evaluated the coverage, timeliness of measles vaccination and its predictors for children aged 12-23 months in Sindh, Pakistan.

Methods

We analysed immunisation data from Sindh Province's Electronic Immunisation Registry for 6.2 million children aged 12-23 months. We assessed vaccination coverage at specific ages, calculated timeliness using Expanded Programme on Immunisation-Sindh criteria and examined predictors for timely vaccination using Cox proportional hazard regression. Spatial mapping was used to identify zero-dose measles hotspots.

Results

Among 6 227 45

SUBMITTER: Memon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877251 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature