Prevalence and determinants of incomplete or not at all vaccination among children aged 12-36 months in Dabat and Gondar districts, northwest of Ethiopia: findings from the primary health care project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ethiopia is one of the Africa's signatory countries for implementation of the primary healthcare strategy including immunisation. In Ethiopia, however, 16% of child death is due to vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of incomplete or not at all vaccination among children aged 12-36 months in Dabat and Gondar districts, Northwest Ethiopia.

Study design

The study is community-based cross-sectional study.

Study setting

Dabat and Gondar Zuria districts, Northwest Ethiopia.

Participants

Mothers/caregivers with children aged 12-36 months were enrolled in the study. Participants were randomly selected through systematic sampling and a total of 603 participants were included in the analysis.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Atnafu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7725104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature