Les occasions manquées de vaccination chez les enfants de 0 à 11mois à Bangui

Timeliness and missed opportunities for vaccination among children aged 0 to 23 months in Dschang health district, West region, Cameroon: A cross-sectional survey

“…In contrast to the results found in the Dominican Republic (43.7%) [ 16 ]. Bangui (33%) [ 6 ], Brazzaville (12.5%) [ 17 ] and CAR (25% to 31%) [ 18 ]. this prevalence remains very high.…”

“…MOVs are in most cases due to non-compliance with established policies and procedures in the delivery of immunization services [4]. This highlights the burden of MOVs on immunization programs in some African countries where MOVs have been associated with the failure to fully immunize children eligible for national immunization programs, thus contributing to the partial achievement of national immunization coverage targets [5][6][7]. Despite multiple evidences of EPI effectiveness, vaccine coverage remains suboptimal, and missed opportunities for vaccination have been repeatedly identified as contributors to poor immunization performance [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

Assessment of the Vaccination Status of Children Aged 6 to 30 Months in a Tertiary Level Health Care Center in Côte d’Ivoire

“…These observed delays were caused by the same reasons as those of non-vaccination, but to different proportions. Bobossi-Serengbé et al, in a study carried out in 2011 in Bangui (Central African Republic), reported that missed vaccination opportunities were lower in health structures that carried out vaccination on fixed days compared to those which carried out it every days [17]. In the series by Pouth et al, the mother/nurse's failure to master the vaccination schedule was the predictive factor most significantly associated with incomplete vaccination [18].…”