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ArticleCureus2025

The Effect of Implementing Advanced Strategies to Improve Immunization Coverage in the Elogbele Health Area.

Alex Stéphane Ndjip Ndjock, Steve Roland Souga, Elechta Ekow, Michaela Josee Meli, Kristiane Delphine Sunga Yossa, Samar A Amer

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Alex Stéphane Ndjip NdjockAssociation for the Development of Field Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Edea District Health Services, Edea, CMR.
Steve Roland SougaCameroon Society of Epidemiology (CaSE), Faculty of Health Sciences, University des Montagnes, Bangangte, CMR.
Elechta EkowDepartment of Public Health, Edea District Health Services, Edea, CMR.
Michaela Josee MeliDepartment of Public Health, Université de Dschang, Dschang, CMR.
Kristiane Delphine Sunga YossaDepartment of Public Health, University of Douala, Douala, CMR.
Samar A AmerDepartment of Family Medicine, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, GBR.

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Abstract

backgroundVaccination is a key component of primary healthcare, preventing millions of deaths each year. Therefore, this study aims to explore the impact of advanced vaccination strategies on enhancing immunization coverage in the Elogbele health area from January to May 2023.

methodsWe conducted this retrospective study in the Elogbele health area in the Edea health district, Littoral, Cameroon. We extracted the variables for the number of vaccinated children from the vaccination and tally registers of the area's health facilities and analyzed them using Microsoft Excel 2016 (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, USA).

resultsThe activities carried out in the area led to a clear improvement in the number of vaccinated children with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) (14 vs. 15), measles rubella vaccine first dose (MR 1) (16 vs. 89), pentavalent vaccine first dose (PENTA 1) (9 vs. 103), and pentavalent vaccine third dose (PENTA 3) (13 vs. 130), as well as in their BCG (2.31% vs. 2.47%), MR 1 (2.82% vs. 15.67%), PENTA 1 (1.58% vs. 18.13%), and PENTA 3 (2.29% vs. 22.89%) vaccination coverage.

conclusionThis study has demonstrated the importance of implementing advanced strategies and enabled health workers in the Elogbele health area to strengthen their immunization capabilities, improve immunization coverage, and catch up with the number of unimmunized children.

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advanced strategycameroonelogbeleimmunization coveragevaccination

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PMCPMC12227138

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