title: Coverage of and barriers to routine child vaccination in Mukalla district, Hadramout governorate, Yemen.
abstract: To determine the vaccination coverage for children 12-23 months and to identify reasons for nonvaccination, we conducted a community-based survey in Al Mukalla district. Information about vaccination status and related barriers was collected for 210 children: 82% were fully vaccinated, 12% were partially vaccinated, and 5% were not vaccinated. Drop-out rate between DPTI and DPT3 was 3.1%. Combining the evidence of vaccine cards and parent's history, the coverage for OPV1 was 94.3%, OPV3 91.4%, measles 90%, and BCG 88.1%. Reasons for not vaccinating included lack of information (54%) and existence of obstacles (35%). There is a need to raise the awareness of families about vaccination and to expand continuous outreach sessions to cover all children.
authors.affiliation: Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hadrmout University for Science and Technology, Al Mukolla, Hadrmout, Yemen. aabaamer@maktoob.com
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ba'amer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004282:Documentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006266:Health Education; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007223:Infant; D009042:Motivation; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015006:Yemen