UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl)
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)
There are children not receiving a single dose of any vaccine: from ‘data to
policy’ in immunisation and health systems. Data quality and socio-economic
determinants of unvaccination in low- and middle-income countries
Bosch-Capblanch, X.
Publication date
2012
Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):
Bosch-Capblanch, X. (2012). There are children not receiving a single dose of any vaccine:
from ‘data to policy’ in immunisation and health systems. Data quality and socio-economic
determinants of unvaccination in low- and middle-income countries. Rozenberg Publishers.
General rights
It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s)
and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open
content license (like Creative Commons).
Disclaimer/Complaints regulations
If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please
let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material
inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter
to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You
will be contacted as soon as possible.
Table of contents
Abbreviations ... vii
Chapter 1. Introduction and objectives ... 1
Chapter 2. Harmonisation of variables names prior to conducting statistical analyses
with multiple datasets: an automated approach. Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch. BMC
Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2011, 11:33. ... 7
Chapter 3. Accuracy and quality of immunization information systems in forty‐one low
income countries. Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Olivier Ronveaux, Vicki Doyle,
Valerie Remedios and Abdallah Bchir. Tropical Medicine and International
Health 2009; 14(1): 2–10. ... 19
Chapter 4. There is no gold standard to consolidate discrepancies in vaccination
coverage figures between data sources: are we globalising or trivialising access
to data? Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch. Status: being submitted. ... 35
Chapter 5. Unvaccinated children in years of increasing coverage: how many and who
are they? Evidence from 96 low‐ and middle‐income countries. Xavier Bosch‐
Capblanch, Kaushik Banerjee and Anthony Burton. Tropical Medicine and
International Health 2012; 17(6): 697–710. ... 53
Chapter 6. Is it sex or gender that determines vaccination status in children? (I).
Evidence from Demographic and Health surveys. Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, X
Bosch‐Capblanch, L Beck, C Schindler, P Namgyal, Sonja Merten, J Hombach,
A Martin‐Hilber. Submitted. ... 75
Chapter 7. Do existing research summaries on health systems match immunisation
managers’ needs in middle‐ and low‐income countries? Analysis of GAVI health
systems strengthening support. Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Marion Kelly and Paul
Garner. BMC Public Health 2011, 11:449. ... 95
Chapter 8. Discussion ... 105
Summary ... 111
Samenvatting ... 117
Acknowledgments and financial support ... 124
Curriculum Vitae ... 125
