Targeted assessment of prevalence of zero-dose and under-immunised children in Bangladesh
ZD and UI children are spread throughout the country, with higher ZD in haor, urban slum and coastal areas. Children who are female and those residing in households located distant from the EPI centre are more vulnerable to becoming ZD or UI. Our study findings provide insight on children of specific areas and gender who require greater attention from the policymakers and EPI managers to design programmes to reduce the number of ZD and UI children and thus improve equity in immunisation coverage.
Authors
- Chris Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-5474)
- Zerin Jannat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-4468)
- Hemel Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2226-5235)
- Nurul Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-4451)
- Md. Wazed Ali
- Elizabeth Oliveras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0177-8493)
- Md. Jasim Uddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-481X)
- Gustavo Caetano Correa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2125-9364)
- Heidi W. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2077-6773)
- Tabita Jannatul
Institutions
- Gavi (CH)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018844
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- GAVI Alliance
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh