Correlates of first dose of measles vaccination delivery and uptake in Indonesia
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2011
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Fernandez, R.
Rammohan, A.
Awofeso, N.
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011; 4(2):140-145
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Renae Fernandez, Anu Rammohan, Niyi Awofeso
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Objective: To determine health systems-related, familial, and cultural factors which influence the delivery and uptake of measles vaccination in Indonesia. Methods: Logistic regression analysis of data collected during the 2007 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey was undertaken by the authors to investigate these factors. The 2007 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey dataset is a nationally representative, randomly sampled survey containing 15 065 children aged between 9 and 59 months. Results: 72.8% of children had received the measles vaccine. Vaccination coverage was similar for males and females; however, coverage was higher amongst urban children, 80.1%, compared to 68.5% in rural areas. The key findings of the regression analysis were congruent with the results of previous research targeting vaccination coverage. After controlling for all other factors, maternal age, maternal education, wealth, the use of a skilled birth attendant, and postnatal check-ups were positively and significantly (P< 0.01) correlated with measles vaccination. The number of children per household was negatively correlated (P<0.01). Conclusions: In order to enhance measles vaccination coverage in Indonesia, delivery to, and uptake by, rural and low socio-economic populations require substantial improvements. Mass health education and health systems improvements are also required.
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Copyright © 2011 Hainan Medical College