Vaccine coverage and timeliness among children of adolescent mothers: A community-based study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Vaccination coverage among children of adolescent mothers in the Eastern Cape are below national targets. Children of AMLHIV had lower coverage than HIV-unexposed children. Further research is needed to identify risk factors associated with incomplete and delayed vaccinations among this group, particularly among HIV-exposed children. Enhanced vaccination campaigns may be required for children of adolescent mothers.
Authors
- Edina Amponsah‐Dacosta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-0457)
- Aoife M. Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-7738)
- Camille Wittesaele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-5685)
- Helen A. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7936)
- Elona Toska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-3173)
- Lucie Cluver
- Courteney Collins
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Oxford Policy Management (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126318
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53
Funders
- Medical Research Council