Religious differences in child vaccination rates in urban Africa: Comparison of population surveillance data from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Soura, Abdramane; Pison, Gilles; Senderowicz, Leigh; Rossier, Clémentine

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“…It was noted that the higher the education level of the mother, the more likely they are to complete the child’s immunization schedule. This result is consistent with those obtained in Mozambique [ 8 ], Nigeria [ 22 ] in Burkina Faso [ 12 ] and Ethiopia [ 13 ]. Indeed, education of a woman clearly affects her living standards and accessibility to information on the use of health services in general and in particular, immunization services.…”

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Predictors of incomplete immunization coverage among one to five years old children in Togo

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BackgroundIncompleteness of vaccination coverage among children is a major public health concern because itcontinues to sustain a high prevalence of vaccine-preventable diseases in some countries. In Togo, very few data on the factors associated with incomplete vaccination coverage among children have been published. We determined the prevalence of incomplete immunization coverage in children aged one to five years in Togo and associated factors.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study using secondary data from the 2010 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS4) conducted in 2010 among children aged 1 to 5 years in Togo. This survey was conducted over a period of two months from September to November, 2010.ResultsDuring Togo’sMICS4 survey, 2067 children met the inclusion criteria for our study. Female children accounted for 50.9 % (1051/2067) of the sample and 1372 (66.4 %) lived in rural areas. The majority of children (92.2 %; 1905/2067) lived with both parents and 30 % of the head of households interviewed were not schooled (620/2067). At the time of the survey, 36.2 % (750/2067) of the children had not received all vaccines recommended by Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI).In multivariate analysis, factors associated with incompleteness of immunization at 1 year were: health region of residences (Maritime aOR = 0.650; p = 0.043; Savanes: aOR = 0.324; p <0.001), non-schooled mother (aOR = 1.725; p = 0.002),standard of living (poor: aOR = 1.668; p = 0.013; medium: aOR = 1.393; p = 0.090) and the following characteristics of the household heads: sex (aOR = 1.465; p = 0.034), marital status (aOR = 1.591; p = 0.032), education level(non-educated: aOR = 1.435; p = 0.027.ConclusionThe incomplete immunization coverage among children in Togo remains high. It is necessary to strengthen health promotion among the population in order to improve the use of immunization services that are essential to reduce morbidity and mortality among under five years old children.

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Predictors of incomplete immunization coverage among one to five years old children in Togo

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“…In their study of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Soura, Pison, Senderowicz & Rossier (2013) found a significant relationship between child vaccination rates and parents' religious affiliation. Specifically, they found that compared to children in Muslim families, those in Catholic families had less risk of being incompletely vaccinated after controlling for all relevant factors.…”

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The Effect of Socio-demographic Factors on the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Uganda

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Amoateng

Ngake

2014

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“…A lack of data on direct income led the Ouagadougou HDSS team to create a proxy variable for a standard of living that considered both the presence of a refrigerator and a television in the household, as well as the most expensive mode of transport available in the household (Soura, Pison, Senderowicz, & Rossier, 2013). A household with both a motorcycle and a car, for example, was classified as a car-owning household.…”

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Understanding premarital pregnancies among adolescents and young women in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Lankoande

Sanogo

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In developing countries, young women between 15 and 24 years of age account for more than 40% of unsafe abortions due to the high number of unwanted and/or out-of-wedlock pregnancies. However, much about the profile of adolescents and young women who usually experience premarital pregnancies remains unknown. This study sought to understand the risk of pregnancy before marriage among adolescents and young women in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. By using longitudinal data from a demographic surveillance system, we tested the explanatory power of two theoretical assumptions on premarital childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa, which assumptions are the cultural inheritance model and the social capital model. The results confirmed the explanatory power of the cultural inheritance model on the one hand and partially confirmed the power of the social capital model on the other hand. These results highlight the need for a multipronged approach to sexual and reproductive health for young people. Efforts against premarital pregnancies among adolescents and young women would be more effective if they were based on participatory approaches, incorporating actions at both community and institutional levels, as suggested by the recent Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents logical framework.

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Religious differences in child vaccination rates in urban Africa: Comparison of population surveillance data from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Abstract: Many studies have shown a significant relationship between religion and health in

Cited by 13 publications

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Predictors of incomplete immunization coverage among one to five years old children in Togo

Predictors of incomplete immunization coverage among one to five years old children in Togo

The Effect of Socio-demographic Factors on the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Uganda

Understanding premarital pregnancies among adolescents and young women in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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