| Socio-economic determinants of successive polio and pentavalent vaccines utilization among under-five children in Ghana |
| Authors: |
Mustapha Immurana, and Arabi U |
| Source: |
American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2(1): 18–29; DOI: 10.5455/ajpmph.20171129072443 |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
Children under five
Immunization
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| Country: |
Africa
Ghana
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| Published: |
DEC 2017 |
| Abstract: |
Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the factors that influence the utilization
of the successive doses of polio and pentavalent vaccines among underfive children
in Ghana.
Method: The study used data from a cross-sectional survey in the form of the 2014
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey which was carried out between early September
and mid-December, 2014. The Probit model was the empirical estimation technique.
Results: Among other findings, the study revealed that the region of residence influenced
the utilization of the initial and successive doses of both polio and pentavalent vaccines.
Also, rising birth order of the child was revealed to negatively influence the utilization of
all the doses of the polio and pentavalent vaccines. In addition, rising age of the household
head was found to decrease the utilization of the third dose of the polio vaccine and
the second and third doses of the pentavalent vaccine. Single mothers were also revealed
to be less likely to utilize the third dose of both vaccines for their children. Moreover,
employed mothers were found to be more likely to utilize all the subsequent doses of
both the pentavalent and polio vaccines for their children while mothers with secondary
education were more likely to utilize both the second and third doses of the polio vaccine
as well as the third dose of the pentavalent vaccine for their children as compared with
their uneducated counterparts.
Conclusion: The study therefore concludes that public sensitization programs on childhood
immunization with regional focus and ethnic rulers’ partnerships, targeting of
older household heads, uneducated, unemployed, and single mothers as well as women
empowerment through employment and education are effective tools in ensuring Child
health utilization (immunization) in Ghana.ÿ |
| Web: |
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322215244_SOCIO-ECONOMIC_DETERMINANTS_OF_SUCESSIVE_POLIO_AND_PENTAVALENT_VACCINES_UTILISATION_AMONG_UNDER_FIVE_CHILDREN_IN_GHANA |
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