Can vaccination coverage be improved by reducing missed opportunities for vaccination? Findings from assessments in Chad and Malawi using the new WHO methodology

Can vaccination coverage be improved by reducing missed opportunities for vaccination? Findings from assessments in Chad and Malawi using the new WHO methodology

BACKGROUND: In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the global methodology for assessing and reducing missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), when eligible children have contact with the health system but are not vaccinated. This paper presents the results of two pilot assessments c...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2019-01, Vol.14 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Ogbuanu, Ikechukwu Udo, Li, Anyie J, Anya, Blanche-Philomene Melanga, Tamadji, Mbaihol, Chirwa, Geoffrey, Chiwaya, Kwame W, Djalal, Mohamed El-Hafiz, Cheikh, Dah, Machekanyanga, Zorodzai, Okeibunor, Joseph, Sanderson, Colin, Mihigo, Richard
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the global methodology for assessing and reducing missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), when eligible children have contact with the health system but are not vaccinated. This paper presents the results of two pilot assessments conducted in Chad and Malawi. METHODS: Using the ten-step global WHO MOV strategy, we purposively selected districts and health facilities, with non-probabilistic sampling of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0210648