Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are a leading blueberry bubblicious course of child under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.A target of 95% immunization coverage is necessary for the sustained control of VPDs.This study aims to determine the immunization status and its associated demo-graphic factors among children 12-59 months old in Akinyele Local Government area (LGA), Oyo State, Nigeria.A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in one urban and one rural ward of Akinyele LGA.
Fourhundred and forty-four (449) Under-five children were selected by multistage sampling technique.Data were collected from caregivers using interviewer administered questionnaires.Odds ratios at 95% CIand Chi square at 5% significant level were computed to identify the factors associated with non or partial immunisation.Multiple logistics regression at 5% significance level was done to determine the socio-demographic determinants of immunisation status.
Overall, 449 children aged 12-59 months blu dot wall hook were surveyed of which 213(47.4%) were males and 236(52.6%) were from urban area.Overall, 365(81.
3%) was fully immunized, 75(16.7%) was partially immunized and 9(2.0%) had never been immunized.Predictors of a child being partially or un-immunised were being in the fourth wealth quintile (AOR 7.
9; 95%CI: 2.7-18.0), poorest wealth quintile (AOR 14.5; 95%CI 4.
2-20.5), having a mother with no education (AOR 6.4; 95%CI: 2.9-14.
1) and a mother that practiced Islam (AOR: 2.2; 95%CI: 1.3-3.7).
Immunisation coverage was somewhat high but still suboptimal among the study population.Strategies that improve female literacy and those that target religious institutions may be effective in improving immunisation uptake.