Determinant of factors associated with child health outcomes and service utilization in Ghana: multiple indicator cluster survey conducted in 2011

Dwumoh, Duah; Essuman, Edward; Afagbedzi, Seth Kwaku

doi:10.1186/2049-3258-72-42

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“…2) Traditional in this study means traditional/spiritualist/no religion. What factors influence of Dwumoh et al [12] who revealed that health insurance of children influenced full immunization of children in Ghana and those of Immurana and Urma [11] with regard to demand for the Measles 2 vaccine for children in Ghana.…”

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confidence: 99%

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What Factors Influence the Up-Take of Tuberculosis Vaccine for Children in Ghana?

Immurana¹,

Urmi²

2018

J Behav Health

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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most dangerous communicable diseases in the world. However, with regard to children, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that there is a challenge in diagnosing childhood TB (World Health Organisation, 2013). This therefore strengthens the need for adopting preventive means such as immunisation in order to avoid childhood TB. Methods: This paper used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey which was conducted from early September to mid-December 2014 and the binary probit model to investigate the factors which influence the up-take of TB vaccine for children in Ghana. Results: The study revealed that children from the Eastern region, children from the traditional/no religion/spiritualist faith, male children, children with younger, unemployed, and uninsured (no health insurance) mothers as well as those whose mothers had big monetary challenges in seeking medical care, were less likely to have received or utilised the TB vaccine. Conclusion: This study therefore concludes that mother's employment, religion, region of residence, mother's insurance, and challenges with finances in seeking medical care for mother, mother's age and the sex of the child are the factors that determine the up-take of TB vaccine among children in Ghana.

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“…In Ghana, Immurana and Urma [10], Immurana and Urma [11], Dwumoh et al [12], Matthews and Diamond [13], Bosu et al [14], McGlynn [15], and Duah-Owusu [16] have also conducted studies on factors that influence immunization utilisation.…”

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What Factors Influence the Up-Take of Tuberculosis Vaccine for Children in Ghana?

Immurana¹,

Urmi²

2018

J Behav Health

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“…Also belonging in the rich index by mother was found by Lakew et al (2015) to be one of the determinants of full immunization of children in Ethiopia. On Ghana, it has been found that children membership of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), mother's education and geographical location determined full immunization of children (Dwumoh et al (2014). Also antenatal care was found to increase the odds of immunization among children (McGlynn, 2012).…”

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What factors influence the utilisation of all doses of vaccines with subsequent doses for under-five children in Ghana?

Immurana

Urmi

2017

IJM

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Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, Measles, Polio and Whooping Cough are major killers of children in the world. However, one of the most effective ways of preventing these diseases is through utilising completely their respective vaccines which are normally administered in doses. Therefore given that the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report showed a fall in the coverage of the subsequent doses of the Pentavalent, Pneumococcal, Polio and Rotavirus vaccines for children in Ghana, this study investigated the factors that influence the Utilisation of all Doses of these vaccines as well as the Measles vaccine. Using Data from the 2014 GDHS and employing the binary probit model, the study among other findings revealed that, children from the Eastern, Northern and Western regions were found to be less probable to have received all the doses of the Polio and Pentavalent vaccines. Also unemployed mothers were found to be less likely to demand for all the doses of the Measles, Pentavalent, Pneumococcal and Rotavirus vaccines for their children. Moreover, rising age of the household head was associated with falling utilization of all the doses of the Pneumococcal, Pentavalent and Polio vaccines for children. Furthermore, children with single mothers were found to be less likely to have received all doses of both the Polio and Pentavalent vaccines. Also uneducated mothers were found to be less likely to demand for all the doses of the Polio, Pentavalent and Measles vaccines for their children relative to mothers with secondary education. In addition mothers without health insurance were found to be less likely to utilize all the doses of the Measles and Polio vaccines for their children. Therefore reinvigoration of regional centeredness of child health utilization drives, aiding single, unemployed and uneducated women as well as strengthening the free maternal health insurance registration scheme, could be effective tools in ensuring full utilisation of all doses of these vaccines.

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“…Logullo et al (2008) found that, age, region, education and marital status were not related with taking measles vaccines adequately in Sao Paulo city of Brazil. Specifically on Ghana, Dwumoh et al (2014) using data from the 2011 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey found that mother's education, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) membership of children and geographical location influenced full immunization of children. McGlynn (2012) found in Ghana that, antenatal care increased the odds of immunization among children in Ghana using the 1998, 2003, and 2008 GDHS.…”

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Determinants of demand for subsequent doses of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines for children less than five years of age in Ghana

Immurana

Arabi

2016

IJH

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The mortality of children which has pneumonia and diarrhoea as some of its major causes remains a major concern for all countries of which Ghana is no exception. Ghana's current child mortality rate is far above the sustainable development goal 3.2. However, given that vaccination is one of the most effective ways of preventing childhood diseases, it was surprising that, the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey (GDHS) report showed a falling up-take or coverage in the successive doses of the pneumococcal (pneumonia vaccine) and rotavirus (diarrhoea vaccine) vaccines among children in Ghana. This study therefore using data from the children's recode file of the 2014 GDHS, investigated the determinants of demand for subsequent doses of the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines for children in Ghana by employing the binary probit model. The study among other findings revealed that, unemployed mothers were less likely to demand for the subsequent and initial doses of both the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines for their children. Also male household heads were revealed to be less likely to demand for all the doses of the rotavirus vaccines for children. In addition, single mothers were also revealed to be less likely to demand for all the subsequent doses of the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines. Therefore targeting unemployed and single mothers as well as women empowerment through job opportunities coupled with public education, especially of household heads, would serve as effective tools in tackling the falling demand for subsequent doses of the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines for children in Ghana.

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Determinant of factors associated with child health outcomes and service utilization in Ghana: multiple indicator cluster survey conducted in 2011

Cited by 29 publications

References 18 publications

What Factors Influence the Up-Take of Tuberculosis Vaccine for Children in Ghana?

What Factors Influence the Up-Take of Tuberculosis Vaccine for Children in Ghana?

What factors influence the utilisation of all doses of vaccines with subsequent doses for under-five children in Ghana?

Determinants of demand for subsequent doses of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines for children less than five years of age in Ghana

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