# Background National vaccine policies across the world have successfully improved infant
vaccine coverage, but birth-dose (BD) vaccine coverage remains low. Countries such as the …

Background Hepatitis B birth dose (HepB-BD) vaccination coverage remains suboptimal in
Nigeria. While evidence suggests that institutional delivery is associated with the uptake of …

ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) affects more than
60 million people. Mother-to-child transmission is a major contributor to the ongoing HBV …

Background Childhood immunisation is a cost-effective activity in health. Immunisation of
children has contributed to reducing child morbidity and mortality. In the last two decades …

Background: Lack of a timely receipt of vaccines can cause uncertain immune response and
under-vaccination. Hence, timely vaccination is crucial to ensure an infant's early protection …

Methods Between August 2015 and November 2016, a series of knowledge, attitude and
practices assessments were conducted in a convenience sample of public and private …

Background: Depending on the epidemiological context of each country, three vaccines are
recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be administered as soon as …

Objective Although vaccine coverage in infants in sub-Saharan Africa is high, this is
estimated at the age of 6–12 months. There is little information on the timely administration …

Background Despite global efforts to reduce preventable childhood illness by distributing
infant vaccines, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan African settings remains low …

Abstract Objectives The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is one of the ten
countries, which accounts for 60% of unvaccinated children worldwide. The aim of this study …