Improving care for patients with epilepsy in rural Sierra Leone: A replicable model for low-resource settings

Abstract

According to the analysis, only 49.7% of people heard about vaccinations through their doctors. Attitudes towards vaccinations are positive 82.1% of respondents know vaccinations prevent against diseases However, only 65.3% of people have ever vaccinated their child and individual vaccination rates range from 47% to 5%. Interpretation: Knowledge of vaccinations is limited by poor communication by doctors and health workers. Recommendations include increasing campaigns to increase awareness of vaccinations utilizing media and health workers. Further research is needed into what non-financial barriers prevent high vaccine uptake in this population.