Abstract
The 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Survey showed that only 56.7% of children in Turkana County had received all recommended vaccines by 12 months of age, which is 12% below national and 24% below World Health Organization global coverage rates. This study aimed to identify factors that influence full immunization coverage (FIC) by 12 months of age in Kakuma Mission Hospital (KMH), Turkana County, in 2015. Kakuma is the site of a UNHCR refugee camp, established in 1969. Administration of vitamin A by 6 months of age and administration of measles-containing vaccine by 9 months of age were predictive of FIC.
Funder
No external funding was provided for this study.
DOI
10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/7
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Lomuria, Kevin; Nyakio, Naomi; Oyugi, Elvis; and Ransom, James A.
(2019)
"Factors Associated with Full Immunization Coverage among Children up to 12 Months, Kakuma Mission Hospital, Turkana County, Kenya,"
Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2
:
Iss.
2
, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/7
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https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh/vol2/iss2/7
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