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SynthesisBMC public health2020

Predictors of immunization coverage among 12-23 month old children in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tahir Yousuf Nour, Alinoor Mohamed Farah, Omer Moelin Ali, Mohamed Omar Osman, Mowlid Akil Aden, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

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Synthesis in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tahir Yousuf NourDepartment of public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, P.O. BOX 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia. daahir571@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-5821
Alinoor Mohamed FarahDepartment of public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, P.O. BOX 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Omer Moelin AliDepartment of public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, P.O. BOX 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Mohamed Omar OsmanDepartment of public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, P.O. BOX 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Mowlid Akil AdenDepartment of public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jigjiga University, P.O. BOX 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Kalkidan Hassen AbateDepartment of Population and Family Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Jigjiga University · ETJimma University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunization is one of modern medicine's greatest achievements in the last three decades. Annually it can prevent nearly 2 to 3 million deaths. Understanding the determinants of effective immunization coverage is a critical undertaking. Accordingly, we set out to check the best available evidence of outstanding predictors of immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia.

methodElectronic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, HINARI, and SCOPUS, Web of Science, African Journals Online, Ethiopian Medical Journals were searched. The search process, study selection, critical appraisal, and data extraction were done independently by two reviewers using Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-analysis for Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI). The difference between reviewers was resolved with a third person. The risk of bias was assessed by the Newcastle Ottawa Tool for observational studies. Data were extracted using the Microsoft Excel checklist and exported to STATA 13. Heterogeneity was assessed using I

resultsWe identified 26 studies with 15,042 children with mothers/caretakers to assess factors associated with immunization coverage and significant factors were: maternal formal education, (OR = 2.45; 95% CI: 1.62-3.72), paternal formal education, (OR = 1.01; 95% CI: 0.27-3.77), residence, (OR = 2.11; 95% CI: 1.00-4.45), birth at health facility (OR = 1.86; 95% CI: 0.99-3.49), family size less than four, (OR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.16-2.84), knowledge on age of immunization to be completed (OR = 6.18;95% CI: 3.07-12.43), knowledge on immunization schedule (OR = 2.49; 95% CI: 1.35-4.59), time to travel to health faculties, (OR = 1.74; 95% CI: 0.62-4.89), antennal care, (OR = 3.11; 95% CI: 1.64-5.88), and tetanus toxoid vaccination, (OR = 4.82; 95% CI: 2.99-7.75).

conclusionOur findings showed that literacy, residence, awareness, family size, maternal health services use, and proximity of the health facilities were factors associated with full immunization. This implies that there is a need for primary health service expansion and health education to "hard to reach areas" to improve immunization coverage for children aged 12-23 months.

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EthiopiaHumansInfantSocioeconomic FactorsVaccination CoverageEthiopiaMeta-analysisPredictors of immunization coverageSystematic review

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PMID33243208
PMCPMC7689978
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