Assessing the timeliness of vaccine administration in children under five years in India, 2013

Highlights•A Turnbull estimator accounted for left and right censoring of vaccination dates. •Maternal recall was a more common source of vaccination in India. •Timeliness was 64% for DPT-1, 48% for DPT-2, and 35% for DPT-3. •Accounting for left-censored data improves measures. •In India, there is l...

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Published in:Vaccine 2019-01, Vol.37 (4), p.558-564
Main Authors: Wagner, Abram L, Shenton, Luke M, Gillespie, Brenda W, Mathew, Joseph L, Boulton, Matthew L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Allergy and Immunology
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine
BCG
BCG Vaccine - administration & dosage
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Diphtheria
Households
Humans
Immunization
Immunization programs
Immunization Schedule
India
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kaplan-Meier estimate
Measles
Measles Vaccine - administration & dosage
Morbidity
Pertussis
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - administration & dosage
Public health
Tetanus
Vaccination
Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data
Vaccines
Vaccines - administration & dosage
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Summary:Highlights•A Turnbull estimator accounted for left and right censoring of vaccination dates. •Maternal recall was a more common source of vaccination in India. •Timeliness was 64% for DPT-1, 48% for DPT-2, and 35% for DPT-3. •Accounting for left-censored data improves measures. •In India, there is little increase in vaccination coverage after age one.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.035