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Urban-rural differences in immunization status and associated demographic factors among children 12-59 months in a southwestern state, Nigeria

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Ijarotimi KT, Fatiregun AA, Adebiyi OA et al

Full Citation:

Ijarotimi KT, Fatiregun AA, Adebiyi OA et al 2018. Urban-rural differences in immunization status and associated demographic factors among children 12-59 months in a southwestern state, Nigeria. PLoS One. 13(11).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Children of less educated parents are less likely to have complete or timely immunizations.

Key Evidence: Children born to mothers in Southwest Nigeria who had no formal education were four times more likely to be unvaccinated or partially vaccinated than those born to mothers who completed primary school and were six times more likely to be partially vaccinated or unvaccinated than children whose mothers completed a post-secondary education.

Wealth quintile is significantly associated with immunization coverage.

Key Evidence: In a Southwest state of Nigeria, children in the poorest category (quintile) of households were 14 times more likely to be partially immunized or not immunized, and those in the next poorest category were eight times more likely to be partially immunized or not immunized than children in the wealthiest group, after adjusting for factors such as education, religion, and ethnicity.