COVID-19 and the Gaping Wounds of South Africa’s Suboptimal Immunisation Coverage: An Implementation Research Imperative for Assessing and Addressing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination [PDF]
Vaccines, 2021 Despite South Africa’s substantial investments in and efforts at ensuring universal access to immunisation services, progress has stalled and remains suboptimal across provinces and districts.
Chukwudi A. Nnaji +4 more
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Papillomavirus Research, 2016 Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine 3-dose completion rates among adolescent females in the US are low. Missed opportunities impede HPV vaccination coverage.
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Factors Associated With Missed Opportunities for Influenza Vaccination
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2015 Objective: Annual influenza vaccination rates remain well below health objectives. Most primary care clinic visits present opportunities for vaccination.
Djeneba Audrey Djibo +4 more
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Vaccine Coverage for United States Infants at Milestone Ages: Missed Opportunities for Vaccination. [PDF]
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 2016 We used a claims database to assess coverage for rotavirus (RV), diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines among infants in the United States. Similar coverage was seen until 7 months of age, after which RV coverage lagged. Missed opportunities for vaccination at well-child visits were found to vary by age.
Gebremeskel BG +4 more
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Risk factors for incomplete vaccination and missed opportunity for immunization in rural Mozambique [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2008 Background Inadequate levels of immunization against childhood diseases remain a significant public health problem in resource-poor areas of the globe. Nonetheless, the reasons for incomplete vaccination and non-uptake of immunization services are poorly
Jani Ilesh V +3 more
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Three in four children age 12–23 months missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed effect analysis of demographic health and surveys 2016–2023 [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Despite vaccination being the most cost-effective means to prevent disease and its adverse consequences, missing opportunities for vaccination remains a critical public health challenge.
Melak Jejaw +7 more
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Addressing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination among Children in Hospitals: Leveraging the P-Process for Health Communication Strategies [PDF]
VaccinesAddressing missed opportunities for vaccination requires a nuanced and context-specific approach. The five-step P-Process provides a robust framework to develop a clearly defined strategy that addresses social and behavioral drivers, integrates into ...
Baldeep K. Dhaliwal +6 more
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Factors Associated with Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in Children During the First Year of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
VaccinesBackground: Addressing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination (MOV) contributes to increased vaccination rates in children, reinforcing the need to investigate and intervene in the related factors.
Wágnar Silva Morais Nascimento +7 more
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Trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination (2003-2014) amongst children 0-23 months in Kenya. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthVaccines are effective and cost-effective. Non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), have contributed to incomplete vaccination coverage in Kenya.
Christopher Ochieng' Odero +3 more
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Mind the Gap: What explains the education-related inequality in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa? Compositional and structural characteristics [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018 Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) is an important barrier hindering full immunisation coverage among eligible children. Though factors responsible for MOV are well documented in literature, little attention has been paid to the role of ...
Evanson Z. Sambala +9 more
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