High resolution age-structured mapping of childhood vaccination coverage in low and middle income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The expansion of childhood vaccination programs in low and middle income countries has been a substantial public health success story. Indicators of the performance of intervention programmes such as coverage levels and numbers covered are typically measured through national statistics or at the scale of large regions due to survey design, administrative convenience or operational limitations. These mask heterogeneities and 'coldspots' of low coverage that may allow diseases to persist, even if overall coverage is high. Hence, to decrease inequities and accelerate progress towards disease elimination goals, fine-scale variation in coverage should be better characterized.

Methods

Using measles as an example, cluster-level Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data w

SUBMITTER: Utazi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6344781 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature