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Title: Child Vitamin A Vaccination and Deficiency: Uganda Case Study

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: How has the number of Ugandan children between 6-59 months of age vaccinated with vitamin A changed from 2006 to 2016? The percentage of children that received the most recent vaccination varied minimally in each region The total number of children vaccinated decreased from 2006 to 2011 before increasing to its peak in 2016 What demographic factors are significant when predicting the likelihood of a child being vaccinated? In each of the three samples, mother’s age as well as the “richer” and “richest” wealth quintiles were significant when determining if a child received the most recent vaccination How effective was the vitamin A vaccine at reducing the percentage of children with a vitamin A deficiency in Uganda from 2006 to 2016? A substantial increase in the prevalence of VAD occurred from 2006 to 2011 followed by a substantial decrease in 2016 Due to complications with the retinol-binding protein method of assessing VAD, the reliability of these measurements may be questionable

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Authors: Linden, Jack

Publisher: University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Health, Other

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