Development of a cumulative metric of vaccination adherence behavior and its application among a cohort of 12-month-olds in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The timely receipt of the recommended vaccination regimen, i.e. vaccination maintenance, is an underexplored, but important, indicator of public health. There is currently no standardized method for quantifying cumulative vaccination maintenance, however, and no simple way to explore predictors of adherence to vaccination schedules. We therefore sought to (1) develop a Vaccination Maintenance Score (VMS) and (2) apply this score to determine the predictors of vaccination behavior among infants in western Kenya (n = 245).

Methods

Women in western Kenya were enrolled during pregnancy and surveyed repeatedly through one year postpartum. Data were collected on a range of sociodemographic and health indicators and vaccinations. For each infant, we analyzed receipt of 1

SUBMITTER: Benzaken CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138510 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature