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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review
Background: Routine childhood vaccination coverage rates fell in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact of inequity on coverage is unknown. Methods: We synthesised evidence on inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage (PROSPERO, CRD 42021257431). Studies reporting emp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9321080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071013 |
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author | Spencer, Nicholas Markham, Wolfgang Johnson, Samantha Arpin, Emmanuelle Nathawad, Rita Gunnlaugsson, Geir Homaira, Nusrat Rubio, Maria Lucia Mesa Trujillo, Catalina Jaime |
author_facet | Spencer, Nicholas Markham, Wolfgang Johnson, Samantha Arpin, Emmanuelle Nathawad, Rita Gunnlaugsson, Geir Homaira, Nusrat Rubio, Maria Lucia Mesa Trujillo, Catalina Jaime |
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description | Background: Routine childhood vaccination coverage rates fell in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact of inequity on coverage is unknown. Methods: We synthesised evidence on inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage (PROSPERO, CRD 42021257431). Studies reporting empirical data on routine vaccination coverage in children 0–18 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic by equity stratifiers were systematically reviewed. Nine electronic databases were searched between 1 January 2020 and 18 January 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Tool for Cohort Studies. Overall, 91 of 1453 studies were selected for full paper review, and thirteen met the inclusion criteria. Results: The narrative synthesis found moderate evidence for inequity in reducing the vaccination coverage of children during COVID-19 lockdowns and moderately strong evidence for an increase in inequity compared with pre-pandemic months (before March 2020). Two studies reported higher rates of inequity among children aged less than one year, and one showed higher inequity rates in middle- compared with high-income countries. Conclusions: Evidence from a limited number of studies shows the effect of the pandemic on vaccine coverage inequity. Research from more countries is required to assess the global effect on inequity in coverage. |
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spelling | pubmed-93210802022-07-27 The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review Spencer, Nicholas Markham, Wolfgang Johnson, Samantha Arpin, Emmanuelle Nathawad, Rita Gunnlaugsson, Geir Homaira, Nusrat Rubio, Maria Lucia Mesa Trujillo, Catalina Jaime Vaccines (Basel) Systematic Review Background: Routine childhood vaccination coverage rates fell in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact of inequity on coverage is unknown. Methods: We synthesised evidence on inequities in routine childhood vaccination coverage (PROSPERO, CRD 42021257431). Studies reporting empirical data on routine vaccination coverage in children 0–18 years old during the COVID-19 pandemic by equity stratifiers were systematically reviewed. Nine electronic databases were searched between 1 January 2020 and 18 January 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Tool for Cohort Studies. Overall, 91 of 1453 studies were selected for full paper review, and thirteen met the inclusion criteria. Results: The narrative synthesis found moderate evidence for inequity in reducing the vaccination coverage of children during COVID-19 lockdowns and moderately strong evidence for an increase in inequity compared with pre-pandemic months (before March 2020). Two studies reported higher rates of inequity among children aged less than one year, and one showed higher inequity rates in middle- compared with high-income countries. Conclusions: Evidence from a limited number of studies shows the effect of the pandemic on vaccine coverage inequity. Research from more countries is required to assess the global effect on inequity in coverage. MDPI 2022-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9321080/ /pubmed/35891177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071013 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Systematic Review Spencer, Nicholas Markham, Wolfgang Johnson, Samantha Arpin, Emmanuelle Nathawad, Rita Gunnlaugsson, Geir Homaira, Nusrat Rubio, Maria Lucia Mesa Trujillo, Catalina Jaime The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title_full | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title_fullStr | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title_short | The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inequity in Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage: A Systematic Review |
title_sort | impact of covid-19 pandemic on inequity in routine childhood vaccination coverage: a systematic review |
topic | Systematic Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9321080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35891177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071013 |
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