Trends, barriers and enablers to measles immunisation coverage in Saskatchewan, Canada: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT: Many social, cultural, and systemic challenges affect the uptake of measles immunisation services. Prior studies have looked at the caregivers' perspectives, but little is known about the perspectives of the health care providers on the barriers of measles immunisation services in Canada. This study examined measles immunisation coverage trends across the regional health authorities in Saskatchewan and explored the barriers and enablers to measles immunisation coverage from providers' perspectives. The study adopted an explanatory sequential mixed method. We utilized the entire population of 16,582 children under two years of age available in the Saskatchewan Immunisation Management System (SIMS) registry for 2002 and 2013 in aggregate format and interviewed 18 key informants in pre-determ

SUBMITTER: Ilesanmi MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9683619 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature