Socio-demographic factors associated with incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children aged 12–23 months in Sierra Leone
Incomplete vaccination or non-vaccination among children was high in Sierra Leone in 2019. In order to increase childhood vaccine uptake, we recommend the development of initiatives geared towards optimizing facility-based service delivery, intensifying health education focusing more on vaccination, enhancing community engagement, addressing barriers to vaccine access, establishing and ensuring proper functioning of immunization defaulter tracking systems.
Authors
- Innocent Nuwagira
- Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1454-4650)
- André Arsène Bita Fouda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9188-9364)
- M. G. K. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-0227)
- Andrew Kekurah Kemoh
- Gbessay Saffa
- Thompson Igbu
- Naser Amani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6000-5132)
- Tom Sesay
- Dove Djossaya
- Desmond Kangbai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-349X)
- Blanche Anya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-6119)
- Samuel Adeyemi Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0341-5098)
- Sallu Lansana
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- Yahoo (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- Ministry of Health (LA)
- Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (CM)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Ministry of Health (BB)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24588-x
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00