Socio-demographic factors associated with incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children aged 12–23 months in Sierra Leone

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ID15367352
AuthorsDove Djossaya (0009-0006-3730-1538, Yahoo (United Kingdom), corresponding author), Thompson Igbu (World Health Organization - Pakistan), Desmond Kangbai (0000-0002-2543-349X, Ministry of Health), Innocent Nuwagira, Andrew Kekurah Kemoh (Ministry of Health), Andrew Kemoh, Michael Jones (0000-0002-5448-8799), M G K Jones (0000-0001-5002-0227, Ministry of Health), Tom Sesay (Ministry of Health), Sallu Lansana (Ministry of Health), Samuel Adeyemi Williams (0009-0001-0341-5098, World Health Organization - Pakistan), Gbessay Saffa (World Health Organization - Pakistan), Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara (0000-0003-1454-4650, World Health Organization - Pakistan), Naser Amani (0000-0002-6000-5132, Université de Yaoundé I), André Arsène Bita Fouda (0000-0002-9188-9364, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa), Blanche Anya (0000-0003-3438-6119, World Health Organization - Pakistan)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages3423-3423
Publication date2025-10-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-24588-x
PMID41068721
OpenAlexW4414984709
LanguageEN
References cited11

Incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children was high in Sierra Leone in 2019. In order to increase childhood vaccine uptake, we recommend the development of initiatives geared towards optimizing facility-based service delivery, intensifying health education focusing more on vaccination, enhancing community engagement, addressing barriers to vaccine access, establishing and ensuring proper functioning of immunization defaulter tracking systems

Biostatistics · El Niño · Health services · Immunization · Public health · Sierra leone · Vaccination · Influenza Virus Research Studies · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Epidemiology

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