Maternal healthcare utilsation and complete childhood vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study of 29 nationally representative surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the study was to examine the association between maternal healthcare utilisation and complete childhood vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Our study was a cross-sectional study that used pooled data from 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Participants

A total of 60 964 mothers of children aged 11-23 months were included in the study.

Outcome variables

The main outcome variable was complete childhood vaccination. The explanatory variables were number of antenatal care (ANC) visits, assistance during delivery and postnatal care (PNC).

Results

The average prevalence of complete childhood vaccination was 85.6%, ranging from 67.0% in Ethiopia to 98.5% in Namibia. Our adjusted model, children whose mothers had a maximum of th

SUBMITTER: Budu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature