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Prevalence and factors contributing to missed opportunities for vaccination in Mogadishu, Somalia. [PDF]

IJID Reg
Vaccination is a critical public health intervention that significantly reduces morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite the proven benefits of vaccines, missed opportunities for vaccination (MOVs) remain a significant challenge in many low-income countries, including Somalia.
Mohamud AM, Abdi MA, Abdullahi AM, Abdi AM, Osman MM, Mohamed MA, Umeokonkwo CD.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Missed Opportunities for the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 2017
Background: The recommendation for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in adults 65 years and older is recent, and the dosing schedule of PCV13 and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) can be complex in this population. Objective: The authors assessed the rate of PCV13 immunization in patients 65 years of age and older and identified
Lauren, Jindracek, Jennifer E, Stark
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False Contraindications for Vaccinations Result in Sub-Optimal Vaccination Coverage in Quito, Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study

Vaccines, 2022
Vaccination coverage in Ecuador has decreased since 2013, falling short of the World Health Organization’s vaccination goal. There are several causes for this deficiency in coverage, one of these are lost vaccination opportunities, which are caused when ...
Felipe Andrade-Guerrero, Adriana Tapia, Vinicio Andrade, Jorge Vásconez-González, José Andrade-Guerrero, Carlos Noroña-Calvachi, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Justin Yeager, Esteban Ortiz-Prado   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: Highlighting missed opportunities for vaccination [PDF]

European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2017
Pneumococcal pneumonia remains a clear unmet medical need for adults worldwide. Despite advances in vaccine technology, vaccination coverage remains low, putting many people at risk of significant morbidity and mortality. The herd effect seen with paediatric vaccination is not enough to protect all older and vulnerable people in the community, and more
Blasi F, Akova M, Bonanni P, Dartois N, Sauty E, Webber C, Torres A.   +6 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in the Dominican Republic: Results of an Operational Investigation. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2016
Background. Despite the success of the Dominican Republic’s National Immunization Program, homogenous vaccine coverage has not been achieved. In October 2012, the country implemented a study on missed opportunities for vaccination (MOVs) in children aged <5 years.Methods.
Garib Z, Vargas AL, Trumbo SP, Anthony K, Diaz-Ortega JL, Bravo-Alcántara P, Leal I, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Velandia-González M.   +8 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Using the 4 pillars™ practice transformation program to increase adult influenza vaccination and reduce missed opportunities in a randomized cluster trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background An evidence-based, step-by-step guide, the 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation Program, was the foundation of an intervention to increase adult immunizations in primary care and was tested in a randomized controlled cluster trial.
Chyongchiou J. Lin, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Valory N. Pavlik, Anthony E. Brown, Song Zhang, Jonathan M. Raviotta, Krissy K. Moehling, Mary Hawk, Edmund M. Ricci, Donald B. Middleton, Suchita Patel, Jeannette E. South-Paul, Richard K. Zimmerman   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for incomplete vaccination and missed opportunity for immunization in rural Mozambique

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, De Schacht Caroline, Jani Jagrati V, Bjune Gunnar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing WHO guidance on conducting and analysing vaccination coverage cluster surveys: Two examples from Nigeria.

PLoS ONE, 2021
In 2015, the World Health Organization substantially revised its guidance for vaccination coverage cluster surveys (revisions were finalized in 2018) and has since developed a set of accompanying resources, including definitions for standardized coverage
John Ndegwa Wagai, Dale Rhoda, Mary Prier, Mary Kay Trimmer, Caitlin B Clary, Joseph Oteri, Bassey Okposen, Adeyemi Adeniran, Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Felicity Cutts   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source