Role of maternal health-seeking behaviour on complete measles vaccination coverage in Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of complete measles vaccination with key attention to maternal health-seeking behaviour. DESIGN: The study used secondary data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-2018, which was a cross-sectional study. SETTING: Data extracted from the BDHS 2017-2018 dataset. It is the latest available nationally representative dataset containing measles vaccination data. PARTICIPANTS: The sample comprised 2651 children aged 15-59 months in Bangladesh. OUTCOME MEASURES: tests, and stepwise binary logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS: The prevalence of complete (first dose at 9 months and second dose at 15 months or later) measles vaccination coverage was 80% among Bangladeshi children. Complete measles vaccination coverage was significantly higher among babies of mothers who had completed at least an antenatal visit (AOR 1.71, p