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The impact of maternal health care utilisation on routine immunisation

Authored by:

Anichukwu OI and Asamoah BO

Full Citation:

Anichukwu OI and Asamoah BO 2019. The impact of maternal health care utilisation on routine immunisation. BMJ Open. 9(6).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Implementation of community-based health intervention programs targeting the at-risk and underserved populations can lead to significant improvements in Maternal & Child Health outcomes.

Key Evidence: Mothers who had skilled birth attendance and post-natal care were approximately 6 times were likely to have fully immunized children.

Families who access the health system for non-vaccine services are more likely to have fully immunized children. Non-vaccine related healthcare encounters serve as opportunities to vaccinate children.

Key Evidence: Mothers in Nigeria were between 2-4 times more likely to have fully immunized children if they attended 1-3 antenatal care (ANC) visits, between 2.5-8 times more likely if they attended 4-7 ANC visits, and between nearly 3-14 times more likely if they attended at least 8 ANC visits compared to those who had no ANC.

From the VoICE Editors: Similar findings have been seen in many LMICs, including Senegal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Zimbabwe, and Southwest Ethiopia.