Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021
Introduction: To improve measles vaccination coverage among children in the commune of Tambacounda, a household survey was carried out among mothers and/or babysitters. The objective was to investigate factors related to immunization coverage at the first dose of measles and rubella (MR) vaccine in...
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| author | Tidiane Gadiaga Mouhamadou Faly Ba Mbouna Ndiaye Mamadou Sarifou Ba Siré Sagna Bayal Cissé Babacar Gueye Ousseynou Badiane Elhadji Ba Konko Ciré Jean Louis Abdou Ndiaye |
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| description | Introduction: To improve measles vaccination coverage among children in the commune of Tambacounda, a household survey was carried out among mothers and/or babysitters. The objective was to investigate factors related to immunization coverage at the first dose of measles and rubella (MR) vaccine in children aged 12 to 59 months.
Methods: An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 6 August 2022 with three-stage random cluster sampling. Data collection was done using a questionnaire. We performed bivariate analysis using Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression.
Results: Among the 714 women surveyed, the majority were the children's biological mothers (94.1%). The mean age of women was 28.9 (±6.5) years, 89.6% were married, 74.5% housewives, 48.3% were uneducated, 58.1% knew the target disease, 43.1% knew the recommended age for the first MR vaccination. Over eighty percent (82.6%) of women were satisfied with the reception, 79.5% with the waiting time and 78.4% with the advice. The mean age of children was 33.7 (±14.1) months with male predominance (52.0%) and 80.0% vaccinated with first dose of MR vaccine. At bivariate analysis, there was a statistically significant association between childhood MR vaccination with mother's schooling, knowledge of the importance of vaccination, knowledge of recommended age for MR vaccination, knowledge of recommended MR vaccine doses, distance to vaccination site, female satisfaction at reception, satisfaction with wait time. In multivariate analysis, knowledge of vaccination importance (aOR=3.00; 95% CI:1.88–4.79) and knowledge of recommended MR vaccine doses (aOR=1.91; 95% CI: 1.25–2.91) remained significantly associated with vaccination.
Conclusion: MR1 vaccination is associated with mothers' knowledge of the importance of measles vaccination and the recommended number of vaccine doses. This emphasizes the need for targeted health education and communication strategies to enhance mothers' understanding of these critical aspects of the measles vaccination program. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b07c8f58e506488f8c3b29d7bd4de9a02025-08-20T01:52:15ZengAfrican Field Epidemiology NetworkJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health2664-28242025-03-0181110.37432/jieph.2025.8.1.156Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021Tidiane Gadiaga0Mouhamadou Faly Ba1Mbouna Ndiaye2Mamadou Sarifou Ba3Siré Sagna4Bayal Cissé5Babacar Gueye6Ousseynou Badiane7Elhadji Ba Konko Ciré8Jean Louis Abdou Ndiaye9Directorate of Planning, Research and Statistics, Ministry of Health and Social Action, SenegalInstitute of Health and Development, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, SenegalField Epidemiology Training Program, SenegalField Epidemiology Training Program, SenegalTambacounda Health District, Ministry of Health and Social Action, SenegalTambacounda Health District, Ministry of Health and Social Action, SenegalDirectorate of Planning, Research and Statistics, Ministry of Health and Social Action, SenegalDirectorate of Prevention, Ministry of Health and Social Action, SenegalIba Der Thiam University of Thies, Thies, SenegalIba Der Thiam University of Thies, Thies, SenegalIntroduction: To improve measles vaccination coverage among children in the commune of Tambacounda, a household survey was carried out among mothers and/or babysitters. The objective was to investigate factors related to immunization coverage at the first dose of measles and rubella (MR) vaccine in children aged 12 to 59 months. Methods: An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 6 August 2022 with three-stage random cluster sampling. Data collection was done using a questionnaire. We performed bivariate analysis using Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Among the 714 women surveyed, the majority were the children's biological mothers (94.1%). The mean age of women was 28.9 (±6.5) years, 89.6% were married, 74.5% housewives, 48.3% were uneducated, 58.1% knew the target disease, 43.1% knew the recommended age for the first MR vaccination. Over eighty percent (82.6%) of women were satisfied with the reception, 79.5% with the waiting time and 78.4% with the advice. The mean age of children was 33.7 (±14.1) months with male predominance (52.0%) and 80.0% vaccinated with first dose of MR vaccine. At bivariate analysis, there was a statistically significant association between childhood MR vaccination with mother's schooling, knowledge of the importance of vaccination, knowledge of recommended age for MR vaccination, knowledge of recommended MR vaccine doses, distance to vaccination site, female satisfaction at reception, satisfaction with wait time. In multivariate analysis, knowledge of vaccination importance (aOR=3.00; 95% CI:1.88–4.79) and knowledge of recommended MR vaccine doses (aOR=1.91; 95% CI: 1.25–2.91) remained significantly associated with vaccination. Conclusion: MR1 vaccination is associated with mothers' knowledge of the importance of measles vaccination and the recommended number of vaccine doses. This emphasizes the need for targeted health education and communication strategies to enhance mothers' understanding of these critical aspects of the measles vaccination program.https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/8/8/full/measles immunization coveragetambacoundasenegal |
| spellingShingle | Tidiane Gadiaga Mouhamadou Faly Ba Mbouna Ndiaye Mamadou Sarifou Ba Siré Sagna Bayal Cissé Babacar Gueye Ousseynou Badiane Elhadji Ba Konko Ciré Jean Louis Abdou Ndiaye Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health measles immunization coverage tambacounda senegal |
| title | Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 |
| title_full | Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 |
| title_short | Factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12-59 months in Tambacounda commune, Senegal, in 2021 |
| title_sort | factors associated with measles vaccination among children aged 12 59 months in tambacounda commune senegal in 2021 |
| topic | measles immunization coverage tambacounda senegal |
| url | https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/article/8/8/full/ |
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