Bayesian Analysis of Predictors of Incomplete Vaccination against Polio among Children Aged 12-23 Months in Ethiopia.

Chikako, TU; Seidu, A-A; Hagan, JE; Aboagye, RG; Ahinkorah, BO

Bayesian Analysis of Predictors of Incomplete Vaccination against Polio among Children Aged 12-23 Months in Ethiopia.

Chikako, TU Seidu, A-A Hagan, JE Aboagye, RG Ahinkorah, BO

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Citation:: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021, 18, (22), pp. 11820-11820
Issue Date:: 2021-11-11

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dc.contributor.author	Chikako, TU
dc.contributor.author	Seidu, A-A
dc.contributor.author	Hagan, JE
dc.contributor.author	Aboagye, RG
dc.contributor.author	Ahinkorah, BO
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-28T23:35:30Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-08
dc.date.available	2021-12-28T23:35:30Z
dc.date.issued	2021-11-11
dc.identifier.citation	International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021, 18, (22), pp. 11820-11820
dc.identifier.issn	1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152554
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Background</h4>The re-introduction of polio among children aged 12-23 months is likely to occur in Ethiopia due to the low vaccination rates against poliovirus. The study sought to examine the predictors of incomplete vaccination against polio among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>The data used were obtained from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. Binary and Bayesian logistic regressions were used for the data analysis, with parameters estimated using classical maximum likelihood and the Bayesian estimation method.<h4>Results</h4>The results revealed that 43.7% of the children were not fully vaccinated against polio in Ethiopia. Maternal age, educational level, household wealth index, exposure to mass media, place of residence, presence of nearby healthy facility, counseling on vaccination, and place of delivery were significant determinants of incomplete polio vaccination among children aged between 12 and 23 months in Ethiopia.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Considerable numbers of children are not fully vaccinated against polio in Ethiopia. Individual and contextual factors significantly contributed to incomplete polio vaccination among children in the country. Therefore, the government and other stakeholders should pay particular attention to maternal education to increase mothers' educational level in all regions and give training and counseling in all urban and rural parts of the country on child vaccination to overcome the problem of children's incomplete polio vaccination and/or vaccination dropout.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	International journal of environmental research and public health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/ijerph182211820
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Toxicology
dc.subject.mesh	Bayes Theorem
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Ethiopia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers
dc.subject.mesh	Poliomyelitis
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Vaccination
dc.title	Bayesian Analysis of Predictors of Incomplete Vaccination against Polio among Children Aged 12-23 Months in Ethiopia.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	18
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-12-28T23:35:28Z
pubs.issue	22
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	18
utslib.citation.issue	22

Abstract:

Background

The re-introduction of polio among children aged 12-23 months is likely to occur in Ethiopia due to the low vaccination rates against poliovirus. The study sought to examine the predictors of incomplete vaccination against polio among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia.

Methods

The data used were obtained from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. Binary and Bayesian logistic regressions were used for the data analysis, with parameters estimated using classical maximum likelihood and the Bayesian estimation method.

Results

The results revealed that 43.7% of the children were not fully vaccinated against polio in Ethiopia. Maternal age, educational level, household wealth index, exposure to mass media, place of residence, presence of nearby healthy facility, counseling on vaccination, and place of delivery were significant determinants of incomplete polio vaccination among children aged between 12 and 23 months in Ethiopia.

Conclusion

Considerable numbers of children are not fully vaccinated against polio in Ethiopia. Individual and contextual factors significantly contributed to incomplete polio vaccination among children in the country. Therefore, the government and other stakeholders should pay particular attention to maternal education to increase mothers' educational level in all regions and give training and counseling in all urban and rural parts of the country on child vaccination to overcome the problem of children's incomplete polio vaccination and/or vaccination dropout.

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