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Socioeconomic factors affect vaccination rates, highlighting the need for targeted vaccine programs in different settings

In Tanzania, wealth and mother’s education are significant predictors of vaccination rates in both urban and rural settings. However, low paternal education, lack of antenatal care, and home births were significantly associated with low vaccination rates only in rural settings. This suggests the need for tailored vaccine programs.

Full Citation:
Nadella, P., Smith, E.R., Muhihi, A., et al.. 2019. Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania.. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(188).

Title of Article: Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania.

Author(s): Nadella, P., Smith, E.R., Muhihi, A., et al.

Publication Year: 2019

Publication Name: BMC Infectious Diseases

Publication Volume: 19(188)

Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390320/

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1186/s12879-019-3828-3

Topics: Equity

Disease Vaccines: Diphtheria | Pertussis | Tetanus

Countries: Tanzania - United Republic Of

WHO Regions: Africa