Immunization, urbanization and slums–a systematic review of factors and interventions

T Crocker-Buque, G Mindra, R Duncan… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2014, over half (54%) of the world's population lived in urban areas
and this proportion will increase to 66% by 2050. This urbanizing trend has been …

A systematic literature review of missed opportunities for immunization in low-and middle-income countries

S Sridhar, N Maleq, E Guillermet, A Colombini… - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Missed opportunities for immunization (MOIs) may contribute to low coverage in
diverse settings, including developing countries. Methods We conducted a systematic …

Strategies to improve child immunization via antenatal care visits in India: a propensity score matching analysis

P Dixit, LK Dwivedi, F Ram - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies have examined the empirical evidence concerning the influence of
demographic and socio-economic factors influencing child immunization, but no …

Exploring strategies to improve adherence to immunization schedule: A study among children attending maternal and child health clinic at Kenyatta national hospital …

EC Muathe, M Kamau, E Rajula - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Globally, immunization is among the major contributors to public health,
preventing 20% of childhood mortality annually. The highest fatality rates from vaccine …

Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018

A Shaum, MT Wardle, K Amponsa-Achiano, R Aborigo… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: In 2017, the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Ghana opened two
container clinics in Accra, which were cargo containers outfitted to deliver immunizations. At …

Immunization coverage among under-five children living along a school student through child-to-child and child-to-parent information, education and communication …

R Vaidyanathan - Indian Journal of Public Health, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: In spite of being a principal producer and exporter of vaccines and billions
spent over decades, India is home to one-third of the world's under-five children (U5C) with …

Prevalence and associated factors of partially/non-immunization of under-five in Goma city, Democratic Republic of Congo: a community-based cross-sectional survey

AM Kabudi, PM Lutala, JM Kazadi… - Pan African Medical …, 2015 - ajol.info
Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Prevalence and associated factors
of partially/non-immunization of under-five in Goma city, Democratic Republic of Congo: a …

[PDF][PDF] Missed Opportunities for Immunization among Young Children in Baghdad/AlKarkh

WA Tawfeeq, IR Akef - EXECUTIVE EDITOR, 2018 - core.ac.uk
Background: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions
aiming at reducing infectious diseases morbidity and mortality. The national immunization …

[HTML][HTML] Immunization Status of 1-5 Year Old Children and Factors Affecting It: A Hospital Based Study

V Chaudhary, M Tiwari, M Ghoghare - Pediatric Oncall Journal, 2015 - pediatriconcall.com
Aim: To determine the immunization status of children as per national immunization
schedule admitted in pediatric ward. Design: Hospital based descriptive, cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Health Seeking Behavior on Child Care Among Fishermen Community of Kovalam Village, Tamil Nadu, India

K Annadurai - Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, 2015 - ojhas.org
While progress has been made to reduce under-five mortality in India from 52 to 39 per
thousand live births by 2015 to meet Millennium Development Goal, it is unequally …