巴基斯坦农村地区的COVID-19疫苗接种覆盖率和预测因素
Shiraz Shaikh1, Greesh Maheshwari1, Allah Nawaz Samoo2
1Department of Public Health, APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sind Medical University Karachi, Pakistan.
概括
巴基斯坦农村地区的COVID-19疫苗接种覆盖率很低,只有19.1%的疫苗完全接种. 年龄较小,缺乏教育和生活在受洪水影响的地区等因素与较低的疫苗接种率有关,这突显了有针对性的社区外展的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
背景情况:
- 高疫苗接种覆盖率对于防止COVID-19复发至关重要.
- 农村人口在获得医疗保健和疫苗方面经常面临独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 估计巴基斯坦辛德省农村地区的COVID-19疫苗接种覆盖率.
- 在这个人群中识别与COVID-19疫苗接种状态相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2023年4月进行了一项跨部门调查,涉及5个农村地区1050个家庭的3545名个人.
- 采用30/7集群采样技术来选择12岁及以上的参与者.
- 使用多项逻辑回归分析来确定与部分和完整的COVID-19疫苗接种相关的因素.
主要成果:
- 只有19.1%的受访人口被完全接种了COVID-19疫苗;25.9%没有接种疫苗,55.0%部分接种了疫苗.
- 年龄较小,教育程度较低,居住在受洪水影响的地区与接种疫苗有负面关联.
- 靠近疫苗接种设施 (<5公里) 与部分和完整疫苗接种有积极联系.
结论:
- 辛德省农村地区的COVID-19疫苗接种覆盖率低于最佳水平,特别是在受洪水影响的地区,受神话和误解的影响.
- 社区外展计划对于解决疫苗犹和改善这些弱势群体的疫苗接种率至关重要.
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