School Entry Vaccination Checks Allow Mapping of Under-Vaccinated Children in Zambia
Pairing school-based vaccination checks with GIS mapping offers a scalable approach to identifying missed communities in LMICs. This method enables spatial analysis without household visits, supporting targeted immunization planning where traditional data systems fall short. However, because the study was limited to children enrolled in five purposively selected schools, out-of-school children and those in other schools were not represented. This selection bias may underestimate the true extent of under-vaccination, and future evaluations should incorporate broader and more representative populations.
Authors
- Gershom Chongwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3303-308X)
- Molly Sauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5837-6997)
- Kelvin Kapungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1852-7543)
- Prachi Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6013-1916)
- Amy K. Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-7003)
- Constance Sakala
- Patricia Bobo
- Alvira Z. Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-2372)
- Andrea C. Carcelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6271-6387)
- William J. Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6579-3513)
- M. Powell
- Shaun Truelove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-0607)
- Christine Prosperi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-5319)
- Simon Mutembo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-5966)
- Webster Mufwambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9172-5364)
- Francis Dien Mwansa
- Qiulin Wang
- Ericah Kamiji
- Kennedy Matanda
- Stella Chewe
- Joan Manda
- Aliness M. Dombola
- Rodgers Sakala
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (ZM)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- National Institute of Public Administration (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13090924
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- President's Malaria Initiative