Missed opportunities for vaccination among healthcare-seeking children: a cross-sectional study in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2023
Nearly nine in 10 children missed a vaccination opportunity during their healthcare visit. Strategies for checking immunisation status at each visit and addressing caregiver and healthcare barriers may help increase immunisation coverage.
Authors
- Gulbara Ishenapysova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-6321)
- Dilyara Nabirova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-2202)
- Gulzada Saparbekovna Dadanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9835-2332)
- Aisuluu Kubatova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0693-6729)
- Roberta Horth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-2542)
- Dinagul Otorbaeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9029-9152)
Institutions
- Kazakh National Medical University (KZ)
- Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan (KG)
- Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (KZ)
- National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine (KG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-002652
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention