Determinants of Incomplete Vaccination of Children Aged 12 to 23 Months in Commune of Matam of Conakry, Guinea in 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Niouma Nestor Leno; Ibrahima Sory Diallo; Alioune Camara; Amy Kognouma Diarrassouba; Ibrahima Doukoure; Alexandre Delamou

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Determinants of Incomplete Vaccination of Children Aged 12 to 23 Months in Commune of Matam of Conakry, Guinea in 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Niouma Nestor Leno, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Alioune Camara, Amy Kognouma Diarrassouba, Ibrahima Doukoure, Alexandre Delamou

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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of children aged 12 to 23 months who were fully vaccinated in the commune of Matam and to identify the factors that influence this vaccination. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study with an analytical focus. The Kobocollect application was used for data collection over a 4-month period, from June 1 to September 30, 2021. This study included mothers or caregivers and children aged 12 to 23 months in the commune of Matam in the city of Conakry. Three-stage cluster sampling was used for target selection: sectors, households, and mothers/children. Standard statistics (median, proportion) were used to describe the sample. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with incomplete vaccination among children aged 12-23 months. Results: Mothers or caregivers were young with a median age of 34 years (28-38). Out-of-school mothers, unemployed mothers, married mothers, and Muslim mothers represented 37.93%; 63.24%; 70.00%; and 85.68% of the sample, respectively. The average age of the children was 18 months (15-21). Mothers' lack of schooling, mothers' lack of employment, children's first birth rank, occurrence of health problems in the child after vaccination, difficulties in accessing vaccination centers, and mothers' lack of knowledge of the vaccination schedule were the main factors associated with incomplete vaccination of children aged 12 to 23 months, with adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of 2.715, 3.13, 2.802, 3.053, 3.487, and 3.926 respectively. Conclusions: Despite the efforts made by the government and its partners, complete immunization coverage of children aged 12-23 months remains low in the commune of Matam. Socioeconomic factors and access to health services are the factors that influence the vaccination of children aged 12 to 23 months. The effective implementation of the "reach every child" strategy, taking into account the above-mentioned factors, would contribute to an improvement in the complete immunization coverage of children aged 12 to 23 months.

Published in	Central African Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.cajph.20220805.11
Page(s)	189-197
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Incomplete Vaccination, Children, Determinants, Conakry, Guinea

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Niouma Nestor Leno

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Ibrahima Sory Diallo

National Institute of Child Health, Conakry, Guinea
Alioune Camara

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Amy Kognouma Diarrassouba

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Ibrahima Doukoure

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Alexandre Delamou

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

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AU  - Alioune Camara
AU  - Amy Kognouma Diarrassouba
AU  - Ibrahima Doukoure
AU  - Alexandre Delamou
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