Spatio-temporal analysis of childhood vaccine uptake in Nigeria: a hierarchical Bayesian Zero-inflated Poisson approach.
Temitayo Victor LawalKehinde Adebola AtoloyeAyo Stephen AdebowaleAdeniyi Francis FagbamigbePublished in: BMC pediatrics (2023)
Although full vaccination has remained low, there have been improvements over the years with wide disparities across the states. Improving the uptake of vaccines by educating women on the benefits of hospital delivery and vaccines through radio jingles and posters should be embraced, and state-specific efforts should be made to address inequality in access to routine vaccination in Nigeria.