Open AccessRural Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 12–23 Months Was Higher Than the Urban Counterparts: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Pawi District, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Smeneh Sintayehu Gelaye,
Melaku Kindie Yenit,
Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s299064
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , odds ratio , environmental health , confidence interval , logistic regression , cross sectional study , rural area , immunization , demography , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , antigen , sociology
In developing countries like Ethiopia, about 3 million children's deaths are attributed to vaccine-preventable diseases. Studies especially that try to explain the urban to rural vaccination coverage discrepancy are limited in the study area. This study aimed to assess full vaccination coverage and associated factors among children aged 12-23 months in rural and urban kebeles of Pawi district.