Publications by authors named "Christopher Ochieng' Odero"
Vaccination is crucial in reducing child mortality and the prevalence of Vaccine-Preventable-Diseases (VPD), especially in low-and-middle-income countries like Kenya. However, non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) pose significant challenges to these efforts. This study aimed to analyze the impact of demographic and socio-economic factors on non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and MOV among children aged 0-23 months in Kenya from 2003 to 2014.
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- Vaccination is crucial for public health, and the study examines the rates of non-vaccination, under-vaccination, and missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) among children aged 0-23 months in Kenya over three different years: 2003, 2008/09, and 2014.
- Using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys, the study found a significant decrease in non-vaccination rates from 13.2% in 2003 to 3.2% in 2014, while under-vaccination rates remained relatively stable around 50%. Increased MOV rates were observed, rising from 22.7% to 37.6% during the same period.*