Tackling missed opportunities for vaccination in a new era of immunisation. [PDF]
Lancet, 2021 Nnaji CA +4 more
europepmc +6 more sources
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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Does it really matter where you live? A multilevel analysis of factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018 There is an urgent need to examine the magnitude and factors responsible for missed opportunities for vaccination, to rapidly achieve national immunization targets.
Olalekan A. Uthman +9 more
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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.
Deanna Kepka +5 more
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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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A systematic review of strategies for reducing missed opportunities for vaccination
Vaccine, 2018 Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOVs) occur when persons eligible for vaccination visit a health facility and do not get the vaccines they need. We conducted a systematic review to assess effects of interventions for reducing MOVs.We searched PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in April 2017.
Jaca, Anelisa +4 more
openaire +5 more sources