Table 2.
Local evidence on immunization coverage and timeliness of immunization in Ethiopia
| S.N | Author | Design | Sample | Topic | Study area | Major findings | Conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidane T (2000) | Cross sectional | 220 | Factors influencing child immunization coverage in a rural District of Ethiopia | Tselemti district, Tigray Ethiopia |
• 51% full coverage • BCG to measles defaulter 23.9% |
High dropout rate |
| 2 | Beyene E (2006) | Cross-sectional | 740 | Factors associated with immunization coverage | Zone 3 of Afar Regional State | • Full immunization coverage was 20.6% | Low immunization coverage |
| 3 | Hussien M (2010) | Cross sectional | 168 | Assessment of Child Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors in Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia | Kombolcha district, Oromia |
• 24.2% not immunized, • 52.9% partial and 22.9% fully • PentaI 73.8% % Penta III 33.1% |
Low coverage High dropout rate |
| 4 | Belachew E (2011) | Cross sectional | 536 | Factors associated with complete immunization coverage | Ambo Woreda, Central Ethiopia |
• 36% fully vaccinated • 23.7% unvaccinated |
Low coverage |
| 5 | Waju B(2012) | Cross sectional | 655 children | Childhood immunization coverage in Tehulederie district | Tehulederie district |
• 83.1% of children were fully • 14.7% partially vaccinated |
Relatively high coverage |
| 6 | Ayal D (2013) | Cross sectional | 497 |
Assessment of fully vaccination coverage and associated factors in Mecha district |
Mecha district, North West Ethiopia |
• 49.3% were fully immunized • 1.6% c were not vaccinated |
Coverage remains very low in the district |
| 7 | Amanuel D (2013) | Cross sectional | 981 | Determinants of Full Child Immunization; Evidence from Ethiopia | SNNP | • 81.6% children were not fully vaccinated | Low coverage |
| 8 | Abdi N (2014) | Cross sectional | 582 | Assessment of Child Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors in Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia | Jigjiga District, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia |
• 74.6% were ever vaccinated • 36.6% were fully vaccinated |
Coverage was found to be low |
| 9 | Mastewal W(2014) | Cross sectional | 724 | Factors for Low Routine Immunization Performance Dessie Town, Ethiopia | Dessie Town, Amhara, Ethiopia |
• Full coverage 65.2% • 17.9% never get vaccine |
Low coverage |
| 10 | Worku A (2014) | Cross sectional | 630 | Expanded program of immunization coverage and associated factors | Arba Minch town and Zuria District | • 73.2% fully, 20.3% partially and 6.5% received no vaccine | Better than the national immunization coverage |
| 11 | Melkamu B (2015) | Cross-sectional | 751 |
Level of immunization coverage and associated factors among children |
Lay Armachiho District | • 76% were fully immunized | High coverage |
| 12 | Tenaw G (2016) | Cross-sectional | 288 | Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors | Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia | • 91.7% of children were completely vaccinated | High coverage |
| 13 | Yemesrach A(2016) | Cross-sectional | 484 | Predictors and Barriers to Full Vaccination among Children in Ethiopia | Worabe, SNNP, Ethiopia | • 61% were fully vaccinated | Relatively high coverage |
| 14 | Asrat M (2017) | Cross sectional | 322 |
Assessment of Child Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors |
Mizan Aman Town, | • 49.4% were partially immunized and 42.2% were fully immunized | Coverage was low |
| 15 | USAID(2015) | Cross-sectional | 1597 | Extended Program on Immunization (EPI) coverage in selected Ethiopian zones | Seven Zones, Ethiopia |
• Penta III of 79% and fully 69% • Timely vaccination of 60% |
Child vaccination coverage significantly varied among zones |