Determinants of childhood vaccination in Nagaland, India: a cross-sectional study with multilevel modelling.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Childhood vaccination coverage in Nagaland has lagged almost all states in India for more than two decades. This study aims to find drivers and barriers of childhood vaccination in Nagaland from the perspective of demand, supply and local health governance.

Design

A cross-sectional study was designed using a survey conducted by the Directorate of Health and Family in 2015.

Setting

Households, community-based health centres and health committees were surveyed.

Participants

285 children aged under 2 years with vaccination cards and data on households, health centres and health committees were included.

Outcomes

Variables indicating whether a child received each of bacillus calmette-guérin (BCG), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3), oral polio (O

SUBMITTER: Kim YE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8054109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature