Researchers from the Makerere University School of Public Health and the International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins University have published a study in BMC Public Health analyzing vaccine coverage and equity among children under five years of age in Uganda. The VERSE Equity Toolkit was applied to the 2000, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) dataset to conduct a multivariate assessment of immunization coverage and equity.
The study found that there had been significant improvements in vaccine coverage and equity in the past two decades, thanks to the efforts to strengthen routine immunization and ongoing supplemental immunization activities such as the Family Health Days. While maintaining the regular provision of vaccines to all regions, efforts should be made to alleviate the impact of low maternal education and literacy on vaccination uptake.
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