Comparing immunization coverage in vaccine-preventable diseases in the last 10 years in Iran and the expected WHO index

Vaccines are one of the most effective tools available to prevent infectious diseases and their complications. Vaccination coverage information provides evidence of program success as well as areas where coverage needs to be improved. This study was conducted with the aim of determining and comparing immunization coverage in vaccine-preventable diseases in the last 10 years in Iran and the expected WHO index.

This study was conducted using a systematic review method and a structured search with the aim of finding studies related to the research topic from 1390 to 1400 in electronic databases, in 2 Persian databases including SID, Irandoc, 4 databases. International data including WOS, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were conducted.

With the initial search, 148 articles were identified from the mentioned databases, after removing the duplicates, 68 articles remained, and after the process of screening the studies based on the inclusion criteria, finally 7 articles were included in this system review. It became The results of the studies showed that the lowest overall vaccination coverage is 96.8 and the highest overall vaccination coverage is 98.6. Except for the MMR2 vaccine, whose coverage was 84.7, the coverage of all types of vaccines was above 90%.

The vaccination coverage related to vaccine-preventable diseases in Iran is optimal and even higher than the expected index of WHO. Currently, vaccination coverage in Iran is within the scope of the goals set in the 2030 Global Vaccine Program.