Why children are not vaccinated against measles: a cross-sectional study in two Nigerian States

Archives of Public Health

Anne Cockcroft¹  Muhammad U Usman⁴  Obrian F Nyamucherera²  Henry Emori³  Bong Duke³  Nisser Ali Umar⁶  Neil Andersson⁵ 

[1] CIET Trust Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

[2] CIET Trust, 71 Oxford Road, Saxonwold, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa

[3] State Planning Commission, Cross River State Government, Cross River State, Nigeria

[4] Ministry of Health, Bauchi State, Nigeria

[5] Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico

[6] Primary Health Care Development Agency, Bauchi State, Nigeria

关键词: Nigeria;    MDG4;    Children;    Immunisation;    Measles;    Vaccination;   

Others  :  1089705
DOI  :  10.1186/2049-3258-72-48

 received in 2014-03-15, accepted in 2014-09-09,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Childhood vaccination rates in Nigeria are among the lowest in the world and this affects morbidity and mortality rates. A 2011 mixed methods study in two states in Nigeria examined coverage of measles vaccination and reasons for not vaccinating children.

Methods

A household survey covered a stratified random cluster sample of 180 enumeration areas in Bauchi and Cross River States. Cluster-adjusted bivariate and then multivariate analysis examined associations between measles vaccination and potential determinants among children aged 12-23 months, including household socio-economic status, parental knowledge and attitudes about vaccination, and access to vaccination services. Focus groups of parents in the same sites subsequently discussed the survey findings and gave reasons for non-vaccination. A knowledge to action strategy shared findings with stakeholders, including state government, local governments and communities, to stimulate evidence-based actions to increase vaccination rates.

Results

Interviewers collected data on 2,836 children aged 12-23 months in Cross River and 2,421 children in Bauchi. Mothers reported 81.8% of children in Cross River and 42.0% in Bauchi had received measles vaccine. In both states, children were more likely to receive measles vaccine if their mothers thought immunisation worthwhile, if immunisation was discussed in the home, if their mothers had more education, and if they had a birth certificate. In Bauchi, maternal awareness about immunization, mothers’ involvement in deciding about immunization, and fathers’ education increased the chances of vaccination. In Cross River, children from communities with a government immunisation facility were more likely to have received measles vaccine. Focus groups revealed lack of knowledge and negative attitudes about vaccination, and complaints about having to pay for vaccination. Health planners in both states used the findings to support efforts to increase vaccination rates.

Conclusion

Measles vaccination remains sub-optimal, particularly in Bauchi. Efforts to counter negative perceptions about vaccination and to ensure vaccinations are actually provided free may help to increase vaccination rates. Parents need to be made aware that vaccination should be free, including for children without a birth certificate, and vaccination could be an opportunity for issuing birth certificates. The study provides pointers for state level planning to increase vaccination rates.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Cockcroft et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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