Timeliness of Vaccine Administration Among Children in Urban Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

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dc.contributor.authorNg'oda, M.
dc.contributor.authorIzudi, J.
dc.contributor.authorOmenda, C.
dc.contributor.authorNjeri, A.
dc.contributor.authorMbaya, N.
dc.contributor.authorZiraba, A.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-15T05:52:25Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThis study determined the proportion of children below 5 years who received vaccines on time and the associated factors in two large urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted in Viwandani and Korogocho, with randomly selected households with a child below 5 years. Timely vaccination was defined according to the Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunization schedule. Timeliness of vaccination varied across the three vaccines, with the lowest timeliness observed for MCV1 and relatively high timeliness for BCG and DTP-HIB-Hep3. Religion emerged as a potential factor affecting timeliness, while strengthening outreach, reminder systems, and faith-based engagement can help improve timely vaccination.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005462
dc.identifier.urihttps://knowhub.aphrc.org/handle/123456789/3018
dc.publisherPLOS Global Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectChildhood vaccinationen_US
dc.subjectImmunization timelinessen_US
dc.subjectUrban informal settlementsen_US
dc.subjectNairobien_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectChild healthen_US
dc.subjectExpanded Programme on Immunizationen_US
dc.subjectHealth accessen_US
dc.subjectVaccine coverageen_US
dc.titleTimeliness of Vaccine Administration Among Children in Urban Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.en_US

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