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November 13, 2025Global Health ActionOpen Access

Socio-economic determinants for reduced uptake of routine childhood vaccination in Afghanistan

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SSSayed Ataullah SaeedzaiJKJo KnightLFLuis Filipe

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals low vaccination coverage in Afghan children, highlighting socio-economic determinants influencing uptake.

Key Points

  • Vaccination coverage is approximately one-third in Afghan children aged 12-23 months, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted interventions.
  • Cultural factors, economic factors, and educational factors significantly affect uptake, indicating areas to address in health strategies.
  • Improving maternal healthcare access may enhance immunization coverage among specific demographic groups.
  • Socio-economic determinants highlight systemic barriers to vaccine uptake, underscoring the complexity of improving public health in Afghanistan.

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Saeedzai et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523c1c0ce034ddc354bfbhttps://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2582262
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