Journal Article

Comparing vaccination coverage before and during COVID-19 pandemic in children under one year in the health district of commune V in Bamako, Mali

Dembélé, Samou, Sanogo, Ibrahim, Diallo, Mountaga, Doumbia, Cheick Oumar, Diakité, Mahamadou, Coulibaly, Adama Balla, Diawara, Sory Ibrahim, Konaté, Drissa, Sangaré, Moussa, Toloba, Yacouba, Togola, Ousmane Boua, Doumbia, Seydou, Konaté, Brahima, Coulibaly, Yaya Ibrahim, Thiam, Hawa, Dicko, Ilo

2023

Overview

Introduction Although an essential frontline service in the prevention of child morbidity and mortality, there are indications that routine vaccinations have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to compare vaccination coverage before COVID-19 in Mali in 2019 and during COVID-19 in 2020. Objective To compare vaccination coverages before COVID-19 in Mali in 2019 and during COVID-19 in 2020. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting and participants We collected routine immunization data from 2019 to 2020 of children under one year in the health district of Commune V in Bamako which includes twelve community health centers (CSCom). Results Considering all vaccines together, coverage in 2019 was higher than in 2020 (88.7% vs. 71,6%) (p < 10 − 3 , Fig. 1). In 2020, low proportions of children vaccinated were observed in May (51.1%) two months after the first COVID-19 case in Mali on March 25, 2020. For all vaccines, the mean number of children vaccinated was significantly higher in 2019 (before COVID-19) as compared to 2020 (during COVID-19) (p < 0.05). However, in September and October 2019 BCG vaccine coverage was lower in 2019 as compared to 2020 (p < 10 − 3 ). Conclusion COVID-19 pandemic has affected routine childhood vaccine coverage in Commune V of Bamako, particularly in May 2020. Therefore, new strategies are needed to improve vaccine coverage in young children below 1.

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
• Subject: BCG / BCG Vaccine / BCG vaccines / Child / Child, Preschool / Children / Community health services / COVID-19 / COVID-19 - epidemiology / COVID-19 - prevention & control / COVID-19 vaccines / Cross-Sectional Studies / Data collection / Disease prevention / Disease transmission / Health aspects / Health facilities / Health services / Humans / Immunization / Infant / Internal Medicine / Mali / Mali - epidemiology / Measles / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Medicine, Preventive / Methods / Mortality / Pandemic / Pandemics / Pediatrics / Preventive health services / Public health / Routine vaccination / Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / Streptococcus infections / Vaccination / Vaccination Coverage