Vaccination coverage and factors influencing routine vaccination status in 12 high risk health zones in the Province of Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2015.

Introduction: Vaccination coverage of the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-hepatitis B- type b (pentavalent) vaccine for the City-Province of Kinshasain the years 2012 - 2014 wasbelow the national objective of 92%, with coverage less than 80% reported in 12 of the 35 health zones (HZ). The purpose of this study was to discern potential contributing factors to low vaccination coverage in Kinshasa.

Methods: We conducted a multi-stage cluster household study of children 6 - 11 months in households residing in their current neighborhood for at least 3 months in the 12 high risk HZ in Kinshasa.