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Immunization coverage in young children: a study nested into a health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso. / Ouédraogo, Nobila; Kagoné, Moubassira; Sié, Ali; Becher, Heiko; Müller, Olaf.

In: J TROP PEDIATRICS, Vol. 59, No. 3, 01.06.2013, p. 187-94.

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Ouédraogo, N, Kagoné, M, Sié, A, Becher, H & Müller, O 2013, 'Immunization coverage in young children: a study nested into a health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso', J TROP PEDIATRICS, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 187-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fms075

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Ouédraogo, N., Kagoné, M., Sié, A., Becher, H., & Müller, O. (2013). Immunization coverage in young children: a study nested into a health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso. J TROP PEDIATRICS, 59(3), 187-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fms075

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Ouédraogo N, Kagoné M, Sié A, Becher H, Müller O. Immunization coverage in young children: a study nested into a health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso. J TROP PEDIATRICS. 2013 Jun 1;59(3):187-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fms075

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title = "Immunization coverage in young children: a study nested into a health and demographic surveillance system in Burkina Faso",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Reliable estimates of immunization coverage are the basis for rational policy making, program implementation and evaluation. Vaccination coverage is usually measured using administrative data or surveys, both having a number of methodological problems.METHODS: We estimated vaccination coverage using a data set of 11 906 children aged <5 years from an existing Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in north-western Burkina Faso. Data were collected from September 2008 to December 2009.RESULTS: Vaccination coverage based on information from existing vaccination cards ranged from 80% (measles) to 94% (OPV1). When taking into consideration all information available (including BCG scars in children with and without vaccination card), full coverage in children aged 12-23 months was around 75%, with a significantly higher coverage in rural compared with urban areas. There were no differences in vaccination coverage between boys and girls.CONCLUSION: The study supports other studies that found vaccination coverage improvement in Burkina Faso recently. In addition, our study found slightly better vaccination coverage in rural compared with urban areas, which needs further consideration.",
keywords = "Burkina Faso, Child, Preschool, Demography, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Immunization Programs, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, National Health Programs, Population Surveillance, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, Urban Population, Vaccination",
author = "Nobila Ou{\'e}draogo and Moubassira Kagon{\'e} and Ali Si{\'e} and Heiko Becher and Olaf M{\"u}ller",
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AU - Ouédraogo, Nobila

AU - Kagoné, Moubassira

AU - Sié, Ali

AU - Becher, Heiko

AU - Müller, Olaf

PY - 2013/6/1

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N2 - BACKGROUND: Reliable estimates of immunization coverage are the basis for rational policy making, program implementation and evaluation. Vaccination coverage is usually measured using administrative data or surveys, both having a number of methodological problems.METHODS: We estimated vaccination coverage using a data set of 11 906 children aged <5 years from an existing Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in north-western Burkina Faso. Data were collected from September 2008 to December 2009.RESULTS: Vaccination coverage based on information from existing vaccination cards ranged from 80% (measles) to 94% (OPV1). When taking into consideration all information available (including BCG scars in children with and without vaccination card), full coverage in children aged 12-23 months was around 75%, with a significantly higher coverage in rural compared with urban areas. There were no differences in vaccination coverage between boys and girls.CONCLUSION: The study supports other studies that found vaccination coverage improvement in Burkina Faso recently. In addition, our study found slightly better vaccination coverage in rural compared with urban areas, which needs further consideration.

AB - BACKGROUND: Reliable estimates of immunization coverage are the basis for rational policy making, program implementation and evaluation. Vaccination coverage is usually measured using administrative data or surveys, both having a number of methodological problems.METHODS: We estimated vaccination coverage using a data set of 11 906 children aged <5 years from an existing Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in north-western Burkina Faso. Data were collected from September 2008 to December 2009.RESULTS: Vaccination coverage based on information from existing vaccination cards ranged from 80% (measles) to 94% (OPV1). When taking into consideration all information available (including BCG scars in children with and without vaccination card), full coverage in children aged 12-23 months was around 75%, with a significantly higher coverage in rural compared with urban areas. There were no differences in vaccination coverage between boys and girls.CONCLUSION: The study supports other studies that found vaccination coverage improvement in Burkina Faso recently. In addition, our study found slightly better vaccination coverage in rural compared with urban areas, which needs further consideration.

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KW - Demography

KW - Female

KW - Health Surveys

KW - Humans

KW - Immunization Programs

KW - Infant

KW - Infant, Newborn

KW - Male

KW - National Health Programs

KW - Population Surveillance

KW - Rural Population

KW - Socioeconomic Factors

KW - Urban Population

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