ArticleTropical medicine and health2017
Variation in rotavirus vaccine coverage by sub-counties in Kenya.
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- Rotavirus vaccine coverage, completion, and compliance: A systematic literature review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Pooled it
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- Malaria vaccine coverage estimation using age-eligible populations and service user denominators in Kenya.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Social and Environmental Determinants of Diarrheal Diseases among Children under Five Years in Epworth Township, Harare.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Rotavirus vaccines: progress and new developments.Expert opinion on biological therapy · 2022Review
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- Estimating population-based coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) interventions from health management information systems: a comprehensive review.BMC health services research · 2021Review
- Post-vaccine rotavirus genotype distribution in Nairobi County, Kenya.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020Article
- Epidemiological Trends of Five Common Diarrhea-Associated Enteric Viruses Pre- and Post-Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in Coastal Kenya.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Impact of the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine on Hospital Admissions for Diarrhea Among Children in Kenya: A Controlled Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Article
- Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage and Associated Factors Among a Rural Population: Findings from a Primary Health-Care Project in Two Northwest Ethiopia Districts.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2020Article
- Detection of potentially pathogenic enteric viruses in environmental samples from Kenya using the bag-mediated filtration system.Water science & technology, water supply · 2019Article
- Rotavirus prevalence and seasonal distribution post vaccine introduction in Nairobi county Kenya.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2018Article
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Abstract
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Kenya. In July 2014, Kenya introduced the rotavirus vaccine into her national immunization program. Although immunization coverage is crucial in assessing the real-world impact of this vaccine, variability in the vaccine coverage across the country is likely to occur. In view of this, we estimated the extent of coverage for the rotavirus vaccine at two socio-economically different sub-counties using the administrative data. The findings indicate disparities in vaccine coverage and access between the sub-counties and, thus, underscore the need to strengthen immunization systems to facilitate timely, accessible, and equitable vaccine delivery across the country. Both sub-counties recorded high vaccine dropout, suggestive of poor utilization of the vaccine. In this regard, increased social mobilization is needed to encourage vaccine compliance and to enhance tracking of vaccine defaulters. While efforts to improve the accuracy of the administrative coverage estimates are crucial, vaccination coverage surveys will be needed to verify the administrative coverage data and help identify specific factors relating to rotavirus vaccine coverage in the country.
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