Can vaccination coverage be improved by reducing missed opportunities for vaccination? Findings from assessments in Chad and Malawi using the new WHO methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the global methodology for assessing and reducing missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), when eligible children have contact with the health system but are not vaccinated. This paper presents the results of two pilot assessments conducted in Chad and Malawi.

Methods

Using the ten-step global WHO MOV strategy, we purposively selected districts and health facilities, with non-probabilistic sampling of <24 month old children for exit interviews of caregivers and self-administered knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) surveys of health workers. MOV were calculated based on a child's documented vaccination history (i.e., from a home-based record (HBR) or a health facility vaccination register), including sel

SUBMITTER: Ogbuanu IU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6345496 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature