Multi-level determinants of failure to receive timely and complete measles vaccinations in Southwest China: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles outbreaks re-emerged in 2013-2014 in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, where measles immunisation coverage is high. The discrepancy between the vaccination coverage and outbreaks indicates that timeliness is crucial, yet there is limited knowledge on the health system barriers to timely vaccination. Using integrated evidence at the household, village clinic, and township hospital levels, this study aimed to identify the determinants of failure in receiving timely measles vaccinations among children in rural Guangxi.

Methods

A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling survey with a nested qualitative study was conducted among children aged 18-54 months in Longan, Zhaoping, Wuxuan, and Longlin counties of Guangxi from June to August 2015. The status o

SUBMITTER: Tang XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296749 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature