Association of community engagement with vaccination confidence and uptake: A cross-sectional survey in Sierra Leone, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic disrupted childhood immunization in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. After the epidemic, the Government of Sierra Leone prioritized community engagement to increase vaccination confidence and uptake. To support these efforts, we examined potential drivers of vaccination confidence and uptake in Sierra Leone.

Methods

We conducted a population-based household survey with primary caregivers of children in a birth cohort of 12 to 23 months in four districts with low vaccination coverage in Sierra Leone in 2019. Modified Poisson regression modeling with robust variance estimation was used to examine if perceived community engagement in planning the immunization program in the community was associated with vaccination confidence and having

SUBMITTER: Jalloh MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876869 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature