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

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 599
• Main Authors: Diallo, Mountaga, Dicko, Ilo, Dembélé, Samou, Konaté, Brahima, Doumbia, Cheick Oumar, Sanogo, Ibrahim, Togola, Ousmane Boua, Konaté, Drissa, Sangaré, Moussa, Thiam, Hawa, Coulibaly, Yaya Ibrahim, Diawara, Sory Ibrahim, Toloba, Yacouba, Coulibaly, Adama Balla, Diakité, Mahamadou, Doumbia, Seydou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.11.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: BCG Vaccine; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; 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; Mali; Mali - epidemiology; Measles; 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; Mali; Italy; United States > US; Africa; COVID-19; Pandemic; Routine vaccination; Children; Vaccination coverage; Mali
• ISSN: 1471-2431; 1471-2431
• DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04416-0

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. To compare vaccination coverages before COVID-19 in Mali in 2019 and during COVID-19 in 2020. Cross-sectional study. 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). Considering all vaccines together, coverage in 2019 was higher than in 2020 (88.7% vs. 71,6%) (p < 10 , 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 ). 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.