Article de revue
Catching-up with pentavalent vaccine: Exploring reasons behind lower rotavirus vaccine coverage in El Salvador
Rotavirus vaccine was introduced in El Salvador in 2006 and is recommended to be given concomitantly
with DTP–HepB–Haemophilus influenzae type b (pentavalent) vaccine at ages 2 months (upper age limit
15 weeks) and 4 months (upper age limit 8 months) of age. However, rotavirus vaccination coverage
continues to lag behind that of pentavalent vaccine, even in years when national rotavirus vaccine stockouts
have not occurred. We analyzed factors associated with receipt of oral rotavirus vaccine among
children who received at least 2 doses of pentavalent vaccine in a stratified cluster survey of children
aged 24–59 months conducted in El Salvador in 2011. Vaccine doses included were documented on
vaccination cards (94.4%) or in health facility records (5.6%). Logistic regression and survival analysis were
used to assess factors associated with vaccination status and age at vaccination. Receipt of pentavalent
vaccine by age 15 weeks was associated with rotavirus vaccination (OR: 5.1; 95% CI 2.7, 9.4
Auteurs
- Eduardo Suarez-Castaneda
- Eleanor Burnett
- Miguel Elas
- Rafael Baltrons
- Lorenzo Pezzoli
- Brendan Flannery
- David Kleinbaum
- Lucia Helena de Oliveira
-
M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday
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Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2015
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.07.092
Type
Catégories
Maladies
Pays
Régions de l'OMS
