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  • Health Equity
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  • Immunization coverage in Pakistan exhibits significant inequalities.
  • Understanding reporting gaps is crucial for improving immunization monitoring.

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  • To assess published literature on measuring and reporting immunization coverage inequalities in Pakistan.
  • Identify trends and limitations in current research.

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  • Systematic literature search of PubMed conducted in April 2019.
  • Data extraction focused on data sources, indicators, and dimensions of inequality.

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  • Analysis included 42 studies, primarily using household surveys.
  • Inequalities were reported across geography, economic status, residence, education, sex, and occupation.
  • Only 5 studies provided district-level comparisons.

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  • Expanded district-level monitoring is essential for comprehensive characterization of immunization inequalities.
  • Addressing data gaps at the subnational level is a key recommendation.