ArticleInternational journal of public health2019
Childhood vaccination in Kenya: socioeconomic determinants and disparities among the Somali ethnic community.
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- Trends of non-vaccination, under-vaccination and missed opportunities for vaccination (2003-2014) amongst children 0-23 months in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Geospatial and multilevel clustering of zero-dose children in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic and residence-based related inequality in childhood vaccination in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Benin.Health science reports · 2023Article
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- Ethnic disparities in immunisation: analyses of zero-dose prevalence in 64 countries.BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Planning and implementing a targeted polio vaccination campaign for Somali mobile populations in Northeastern Kenya based on migration and settlement patterns.Ethnicity & health · 2022Article
- Religious affiliation as a driver of immunization coverage: Analyses of zero-dose vaccine prevalence in 66 low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Inequities in childhood immunisation coverage associated with socioeconomic, geographic, maternal, child, and place of birth characteristics in Kenya.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Vaccination assessments using the Demographic and Health Survey, 2005-2018: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Current gaps in vaccination coverage: a need to improve prevention and care.International journal of public health · 2019Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesKenya has a significant refugee population, including large numbers of Somali migrants. This study examines the vaccination status of Kenyan children and sociodemographic predictors of vaccination, including Somali ethnicity.
methodsUsing the 2014 Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey, we calculated the proportion of non-vaccinated, under-vaccinated, and fully vaccinated children, defining full vaccination as one dose Bacille Calmette-Guerin, three doses polio, three doses pentavalent, and one dose measles. We assessed associations among various factors and vaccination status using multinomial logistic regression and explored the effect of Somali ethnicity through interaction analysis.
resultsThe study sample comprised 4052 children aged 12-23 months, with 79.4% fully, 19.0% under-, and 1.6% non-vaccinated. Among Somalis, 61.9% were fully, 28.7% under-, and 9.4% non-vaccinated. Somalis had significantly greater odds of under- and non-vaccination than the Kikuyu ethnic group. Wealth and birth setting were associated with immunization status for Somalis and non-Somalis.
conclusionsDisparities persist in pediatric vaccinations in Kenya, with Somali children more likely than non-Somalis to be under-vaccinated. Health inequalities among migrants and ethnic communities in Kenya should be addressed.
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