Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) in children up to 5 years old in 19 Medecins Sans Frontieres-supported health facilities: a cross-sectional survey in six low-resource countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) among children visiting Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported facilities, their related factors, and to identify reasons for non-vaccination.

Design

Cross-sectional surveys conducted between 2011 and 2015.

Setting and participants

Children up to 59 months of age visiting 19 MSF-supported facilities (15 primary healthcare centres and four hospitals) in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan and South Sudan. Only children whose caregivers presented their vaccination card were included.

Outcome measures

We describe MOV prevalence and reasons for no vaccination. We also assess the association of MOV with age, type of facility and reason for visit.

Results

SUBMITTER: Borras-Bermejo B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330337 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature