African Ageing Studies (Interdisciplinary - Social/Health focus)

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000)

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Booster Shot Adoption Rates and Coverage in Public Health Campaigns for Hepatitis B Vaccination Among School-Aged Children in Lagos, Nigeria

Orumioye Ifeyinfa, National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) Obafemi Adekoya, Covenant University, Ota Akpata Olatokunbo, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Egbada Temidayo, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18718710
Published: April 3, 2000

Abstract

Public health campaigns aimed at increasing vaccination rates for Hepatitis B among school-aged children in Lagos, Nigeria have been implemented with varying success. A mixed-methods approach was employed, including quantitative surveys of vaccination records and qualitative interviews with parents and healthcare providers. Booster shots were adopted at a rate of 75% among school-aged children, but coverage varied significantly across different socio-economic zones in Lagos. Public health campaigns need to tailor their strategies for booster shot adoption based on regional differences observed. Healthcare providers should prioritise outreach and education in areas with lower vaccination rates to improve overall coverage. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

How to Cite

Orumioye Ifeyinfa, Obafemi Adekoya, Akpata Olatokunbo, Egbada Temidayo (2000). Booster Shot Adoption Rates and Coverage in Public Health Campaigns for Hepatitis B Vaccination Among School-Aged Children in Lagos, Nigeria. African Ageing Studies (Interdisciplinary - Social/Health focus), Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18718710

Keywords

AfricanHepatitis BPublic HealthSchool-Aged ChildrenVaccination CoverageBooster ShotIntervention Evaluation

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