Abstract
Vaccination is the epicenters of preventive care for good children health outcomes in each nation. Nevertheless, numbers of factors have been hindering the attainment of targets to provide complete vaccination in different nations. The aim of this study is to assessed predictors of immunizations in 12-23 months aged children in Abobo District, Gambela regions south west Ethiopia.
Highlights
Immunization is the incitement of changes within the immune system through which protection happens
Factors like mothers did not attend Ante Natal Care (ANC) (AOR = 4.59, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.58, 7.84), being home delivery (AOR = 6.46, 95% CI: (3.5-11.4), postponed last immunization scheduled (AOR = 3.44, 95% CI: 1.98-5.97), children ill during measles vaccine (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI: (1.02-3.28), Mothers refused ≥ 30 minutes for vaccine service waiting (AOR = 3.58, 95% CI: (1.99, 6.44) were significantly associated with immunization dropout out
Home deliver, postponed measles vaccine, child illness, ANC status Service refusal ≥ 30 minutes waiting for vaccine were independently associated with dropout
Summary
Immunization is the incitement of changes within the immune system through which protection happens. It is considered as one of the foremost cost-effective and capable wellbeing mediations, which reduce childhood dreariness, mortality and disability [1,2]. Of which 12.4 million lived in 10 nations, 5.6 million of them still dying every year by vaccine-preventable diseases. The sub-Saharan African countries took the lion’s share of 80% of the death [3,4]. Even in Africa has made remarkable progress of immunization services, around 14.8 million (68%) children who did not receive the DTP3 vaccine during the first year of life lived in 10
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