SynthesisHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023
Incomplete immunization and its determinants among children in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Geographic disparities and determinants of DTP3 vaccination coverage among children aged 0-59 months in Somalia: a multilevel analysis.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- Closing immunization gap: Complete basic childhood vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12-23 months in Tanzania; a multilevel analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Immunisation status and clinical outcomes in children admitted to a Paediatric emergency unit in Ghana: a prospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Socio-economic determinants for reduced uptake of routine childhood vaccination in Afghanistan.Global health action · 2025Article
- Socio-demographic factors associated with incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children aged 12-23 months in Sierra Leone.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Progress and inequality in child immunization in 38 African countries, 2000-2030: A spatio-temporal Bayesian analysis at national and sub-national levels.PLoS medicine · 2025Article
- The level of household food insecurity is associated with the risk of infectious diseases among toddlers in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
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- Incomplete basic vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12-23 months in resource-limited countries: a spatial and multilevel regression analysis of recent DHS data from 48 countries.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prediction of incomplete immunization among under-five children in East Africa from recent demographic and health surveys: a machine learning approach.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Has COVID-19 Affected DTP3 Vaccination in the Americas?Vaccines · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Impact on DTP Vaccination Trends in Africa: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis.Vaccines · 2023Article
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Abstract
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective measures to prevent morbidity and mortality in children. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the pooled prevalence of incomplete immunization among children in Africa as well as its determinants. PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Science Direct, and online institutional repository homes were searched. Studies published within English language, with full text available for searching, and studies conducted in Africa were included in this meta-analysis. A pooled prevalence, Sub-group analysis, sensitivity analysis and meta-regression were conducted. Out of 1305 studies assessed, 26 met our criteria and were included in this study. The pooled prevalence of incomplete immunization was 35.5% (95% CI: 24.4, 42.7), I
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