ReviewPLoS medicine2013
Measuring coverage in MNCH: design, implementation, and interpretation challenges associated with tracking vaccination coverage using household surveys.
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101 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Using routine health information data for research in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of the agreement of recall, home-based records, facility records, BCG scar, and serology for ascertaining vaccination status in low and middle-income countries.Gates open research · 2019Pooled it
- Immunization Coverage Surveys and Linked Biomarker Serosurveys in Three Regions in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Approaches for Combining Information From Multiple Data Sources to Produce Annual Estimates of National Immunization Coverage.Biometrical journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift · 2026Article
- Zero-Dose Children and Nutrition-Service Gaps: A Case for Integrated Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Validation of VaxEstim, a Bayesian model for rapid estimation of measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage at outbreak onset: a cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Misclassification of yellow fever vaccination status revealed through hierarchical Bayesian modeling.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Lessons from piloting and scaling a real-time DHIS2 based treatment reporting tool for mass drug administration in Nigeria.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
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- Prediction of subnational-level vaccination coverage estimates using routine surveillance data and survey data.Vaccine · 2025Article
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- Assessing the joint effects of education, economic status, empowerment, and employment (4Es) disparities on the co-coverage of maternal, newborn and child health care services in sub-Saharan Africa: an application of the intersectionality approach.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- The Use of Residual Blood Specimens in Seroprevalence Studies for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: A Scoping Review.Vaccines · 2025Review
- Concordance of coverage estimates from routine and survey data of measles second dose vaccine in Western Kenya.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2025Article
- Evaluating hepatitis B screening, prevalence, vaccination coverage, and linkage to care in Abuja, Nigeria: insights from a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Trust in health workers and patient-centeredness of care were strongest factors associated with vaccination for Kenyan children born between 2017-2022.Vaccine: X · 2024Article
- Antenatal care coverage and early childhood mortality in Zimbabwe: new interpretations from nationally representative household surveys.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Has COVID-19 Affected DTP3 Vaccination in the Americas?Vaccines · 2024Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Vaccination coverage is an important public health indicator that is measured using administrative reports and/or surveys. The measurement of vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries using surveys is susceptible to numerous challenges. These challenges include selection bias and information bias, which cannot be solved by increasing the sample size, and the precision of the coverage estimate, which is determined by the survey sample size and sampling method. Selection bias can result from an inaccurate sampling frame or inappropriate field procedures and, since populations likely to be missed in a vaccination coverage survey are also likely to be missed by vaccination teams, most often inflates coverage estimates. Importantly, the large multi-purpose household surveys that are often used to measure vaccination coverage have invested substantial effort to reduce selection bias. Information bias occurs when a child's vaccination status is misclassified due to mistakes on his or her vaccination record, in data transcription, in the way survey questions are presented, or in the guardian's recall of vaccination for children without a written record. There has been substantial reliance on the guardian's recall in recent surveys, and, worryingly, information bias may become more likely in the future as immunization schedules become more complex and variable. Finally, some surveys assess immunity directly using serological assays. Sero-surveys are important for assessing public health risk, but currently are unable to validate coverage estimates directly. To improve vaccination coverage estimates based on surveys, we recommend that recording tools and practices should be improved and that surveys should incorporate best practices for design, implementation, and analysis.
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