Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12–23 months in Dschang West Region Cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak

摘要

BackgroundInadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases outbreaks remains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to incomplete vaccination status. This study was performed in Dschang (West Region, Cameroon), during the polio outbreak occurred in October 2013, in order to estimate the immunization coverage among children aged 12–23 months, to identify determinants for incomplete vaccination status and to assess the risk of poliovirus spread in the study population.