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        <journal-title>British Journal of Medical and Health Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">BJMHR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2394-2967</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5281/zenodo.10907169</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BJMHR1102003</article-id>
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        <article-title>Impact of Covid-19 on routine immunization among children under 5 years in the Mayo-Tsanaga and Logone&amp;Chari Departments, Far North-Cameroon.</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>DAMA</surname>
            <given-names>Ulrich</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>ASOBOCHIA</surname>
            <given-names>Alphonse TEDONGE</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>AKOA</surname>
            <given-names>FranÃ§ois Anicet ONANA</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>ABANDA</surname>
            <given-names>Jean NDIBI</given-names>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>TCHOFFO</surname>
            <given-names>Desire .</given-names>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>DZEUTA</surname>
            <given-names>Melkior Fobasso</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>NDOUNGUE</surname>
            <given-names>Viviane FOSSOUO</given-names>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>YONIENE</surname>
            <given-names>Pierre YASSA</given-names>
          </name>
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      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="aff1">University of Lisala - DRC</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">University of Bamenda</aff>
      <aff id="aff3">Catholic University of Central Africa</aff>
      <aff id="aff4">National Order of Medical and Sanitary Professions</aff>
      <aff id="aff5">University of the Mountains</aff>
      <aff id="aff6">University Simon Kimbangu</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2024-02-01">
        <month>02</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>11</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <abstract>
        <p>Context/Objective: The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on routine childhood immunization. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many countries have reported a decrease in vaccination coverage during the pandemic due to various factors such as movement restrictions, fear of contracting Covid-19 during medical visits, closure of healthcare facilities, and the reassignment of healthcare workers to Covid-19 response efforts. The Far North region of Cameroon consistently records cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, and as a result of this pandemic, there is a risk of an increase in these diseases. The objective of this research is to assess the impact of Covid-19 on routine immunization among children under 5 years old in the Mayo Tsanaga (MT) and Logone et Chari (LC) departments. The implementation of barrier measures could pose a significant risk of immunization abandonment among children under 5 years old. Method: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the MT and LC departments. This study was both retrospective and prospective. Data were collected through a questionnaire and a documentary review of existing data before the pandemic. We collected our data using the Kobo Collect software, and the analysis was performed using the R software. Results: The proportion of fully vaccinated children is 53% with a 95% confidence interval [46.58%-60.29%]. It was observed that 4.65% with a 95% confidence interval [2.25%-8.38%] of children were under-vaccinated for Penta 3. The specific abandonment rate is 6.04% with a 95% confidence interval [3.25%-10.11%]. Conclusion: Covid-19 has had an impact on routine immunization in both departments of the study, leading to the failure to achieve the vaccination coverage objective.</p>
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        <kwd>Keywords: Covid-19</kwd>
        <kwd>impact</kwd>
        <kwd>routine immunization</kwd>
        <kwd>children under 5 years</kwd>
        <kwd>Far North</kwd>
        <kwd>Cameroon.</kwd>
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