Anonh Xeuatvongsa|Masahiko Hachiya|Shinsuke Miyano|Tetsuya Mizoue|Tomomi Kitamura
Determination of factors affecting the vaccination status of children aged 12–35 months in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
National Center for Global Health and Medicine|National Center for Global Health and Medicine|National Center for Global Health and Medicine|National Center for Global Health and Medicine
vaccines one important achievements public health major contributor success expanded programme immunization utilisation vaccination services completion recommended schedule determined numerous factors lao peoples democratic republic lao pdr overall immunisation coverage improving however notwithstanding improvement immunisation coverage supplementary immunisation activities measles diphtheria polio outbreaks country recent multicounty study household health surveys revealed withincountry economicrelated inequality delivery vaccine still high lao pdr previous work evaluated factors associated vaccination status among children aged 59 years old older age group type study study evaluated factors affect vaccination status among children aged 12 35 months nationwide populationbased crosssectional study used data obtained multistage cluster sampling found proportion infants fully immunised lower national target maternal ethnicity odds ratio 034 95 confidence interval ci 020060 paternal education 187 95 ci 112310 source information vaccination date medical staff 165 95 ci 101271 significantly associated childrens vaccination status numerous factors associated completion recommended vaccine schedule factors locationspecific identification factors lead actions facilitating optimal use vaccination services children lao pdr