Determinants of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Uptake among Children Attending Immunisation Services At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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East African Medical Journal Vol. 92
Abstract
Objective: To establish the determinants of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine uptake
among children brought to Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based quantitative and qualitative study
Setting: Kenyatta National hospital which is the largest teaching and referral hospital
in East and Central Africa situated in Nairobi, Kenya.
Subjects: The respondents were the parents/guardians of children less than two years
of age attending immunisation services at KNH and those admitted in the peadiatric
wards with pneumonia.
Results: The study established that the determinants of uptake of Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine are age(OR 5.8, CI 1.4-23.4, p=0.014), level of education (OR 5.8, CI
1.5-22.4, p=0.01), parity (OR 0.2, CI 0.1-0.7, p=0.017), occupation (OR 6.5, CI 1.5-27.6,
p=0.011), family income (OR 8.8, CI 1.4-55.6, p=0.001), knowledge (OR 6.5, CI 1.1-15.2,
p=0.011) and attitude (OR 6.3, CI 1.9-26.8, p=0.001).
Conclusion: The study concluded that factors of the caregivers/parents that are
statistically significant to the uptake of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine uptake are
Income, parity, education leve, age and occupation. Also a friendly attitude from
health personnel was shown to motivate parents/guardians’ adherence to vaccination
schedules.
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Article Research on Determinants of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Uptake among Children Attending Immunisation Services At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mukthar, V. K., Kulei, S. J., & Chege, M. (2015). Determinants of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine uptake among children attending immunisation services at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. East African Medical Journal, 92(7), 348-353.