Inequalities in infant vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based study in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the associated factors and assess the inequalities of full vaccination coverage (FVC) among Peruvian infants aged 12-23 months during the COVID-19 pandemic in a nationally representative sample.

Methods

We carried out a population-based cross-sectional study based on a secondary data analysis using the 2021 Peruvian Demographic Health Survey (DHS) in infants aged 12 to 23 months. The sampling design was probabilistic, multistage, stratified, and independent at both departmental and area of residence levels. FVC was defined according to the WHO definition. We performed generalized linear models (GLM) Poisson family log link function to estimate crude (aPR) and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR). Also, for inequality assessment, we calculated the concentrat

SUBMITTER: Al-Kassab-Cordova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9715490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature