System within systems: challenges and opportunities for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Pakistan

Z Haq, BT Shaikh, N Tran, A Hafeez… - Health research policy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Pakistan has one of the highest infant and child mortality rates in the world, half
of these occurring due to vaccine-preventable diseases. The country started its Expanded …

Routine immunization services in Pakistan: seeing beyond the numbers

S Husain, SB Omer - EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2016 - apps.who.int
Vaccine-preventable diseases continue to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality
among children under 5 years of age in Pakistan, and the country remains one of the last …

Disparities in full immunization coverage among urban and rural children aged 12-23 months in southwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

G Asmare, M Madalicho, A Sorsa - Human Vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccination coverage worldwide fell from 86% in 2019 to 83% in 2020. The purpose of this
research was to determine the level of full immunization coverage among children aged 12 …

Knowledge, attitude, perception of Muslim parents towards vaccination in Malaysia

MT Ansari, NN Jamaluddin, TA Ramlan… - Human vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Malaysia is a predominant Muslim country and the recent surge in vaccine-preventable
disease enticed us to conduct a survey to measure the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception …

Mothers' health service utilization and attitude were the main predictors of incomplete childhood vaccination in east-central Ethiopia: a case-control study

MK Yenit, YA Gelaw, AM Shiferaw - Archives of Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Vaccination is an effective public health intervention for reducing childhood
morbidity and mortality. It becomes more effective if the child receives the full course of the …

Prevalence, geographical distribution and factors associated with pentavalent vaccine zero dose status among children in Sindh, Pakistan: analysis of data from the …

M Mehmood, H Setayesh, DA Siddiqi, M Siddique… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of zero dose children (who have not received any
dose of pentavalent (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type B and …

Unveiling and addressing implementation barriers of vaccination communication strategy: Perspectives from government officials at national and provincial levels

F Aslam, ZUD Babar, A Madni, M Asghar… - Human Vaccines & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Communication strategy is one of the support of primary health care (PHC) that can address
demand-side barriers and socio-cultural factors to promote better services. Conversely …

Compliance to timely vaccination in an Expanded Program on Immunization center of Pakistan

U Qazi, S Malik, UA Raza, M Saad, MF Zeeshan… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of childhood immunization in prevention of highly fatal diseases and
disability cannot be overemphasized. Pakistan has a national Expanded Program on …

A retrospective review of vaccine wastage and associated risk factors in the Littoral region of Cameroon during 2016–2017

R Nkenyi, GD Pak, C Tonga, Y Chon, SE Park… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Immunization is an effective preventive health intervention. In Cameroon, the
Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) aims to vaccinate children under 5 years of age …

Seroprevalence of measles, mumps & rubella antibodies among 5-10 years old children in north India

M Gupta, JP Tripathy, M Verma, MP Singh… - Indian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Chandigarh, among 196 randomly
selected healthy children (5-10 yr), who received either one or two doses of measles or …