Open AccessSocio-demographic Determinants of Vaccine Coverage for Pneumococcus and Rotavirus among under Five Children in Busolwe Town Council, Butaleja District, Eastern Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Brenda Wafabwana,
Sylvia Sidney Namayanja,
Collette Kemigisha,
Erina Kisakye,
Amos Kuddiza Kusetula,
Silvester Wakabi,
Ivan Wambi,
Innocent Musiime,
Rebecca Nekaka,
Yahaya Gavamukulya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of tropical disease and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-1005
DOI - 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330209
Subject(s) - rotavirus vaccine , cross sectional study , geography , environmental health , rotavirus , socioeconomics , medicine , virology , sociology , virus , pathology
There is a high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in the children under five years of age, particularly pneumonia diarrhea and which is greatly affected by low immunization coverage despite the existing efforts and policies. This study was carried out in Butaleja district and was aimed at establishing the socio-demographic determinants of vaccine coverage for pneumococcus and rotavirus among under five children (U5C) in the district.