Research from Universitas Padjadjaran in the Area of Tetanus Vaccine Described (Regional disparities and their contribution to the coverage of the tetanus toxoid vaccine among women aged 15-49 years in Indonesia [version 2; peer review: 1 …): Immunization – Tetanus Vaccine

2021 SEP 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Vaccine Daily -- Investigators publish new report on tetanus vaccine. According to news reporting from Bandung, Indonesia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The prevention of Clostridium tetani bacterial infection through the administration of the tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine in women is important. The purpose of this study was to determine the regional disparities and factors associated with TT vaccine coverage in women aged 15-49 years in Indonesia.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Universitas Padjadjaran: “The Indonesian Demographic Health Survey (IDHS) 2017 data was used in this study. A total of 36,028 women, aged 15-49 years were recruited using the two-stage stratified cluster sampling technique. The questionnaire used was based on the DHS Questionnaire Phase 7. Chi-squared and binary logistic regression were used in this study as part of the analysis. We found that the TT vaccine coverage was 75.32% and that the majority were spread across several provinces. The provinces of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, the richer respondents, living in a rural area, visiting the health facility, having health insurance, and those currently working were factors making it more likely that the women would receive the TT vaccine. The respondents aged 15-24 years with a primary education level and the respondents who were divorced were less likely to receive the TT vaccine.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The coverage of the TT vaccine among women can be increased by considering the regional disparities in Indonesia and the socio-economic demographic details of the respondents. Strengthening the policies from the central government in the local governments can improve the screening process and vaccine delivery outcomes. In addition, the importance of giving the TT vaccine to women needs to be relayed through health education in collaboration between health workers and the public.”

For more information on this research see: Regional disparities and their contribution to the coverage of the tetanus toxoid vaccine among women aged 15-49 years in Indonesia [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 2021,10. (F1000Research - http://f1000research.com). The publisher for F1000Research is F1000 Research Ltd.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.53004.2.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Hidayat Arifin, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Additional authors for this research include Restuning Widiasih, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Yulia Kurniawati.

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