Barriers to childhood immunization in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

JB Bangura, S Xiao, D Qiu, F Ouyang, L Chen - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Immunization to prevent infectious diseases is a core strategy to improve
childhood health as well as survival. It remains a challenge for some African countries to …

Incomplete immunization and its determinants among children in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

N Atnafu Gebeyehu, K Abebe Gelaw… - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective measures to prevent morbidity and mortality in
children. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to …

Factors associated with malaria vaccine uptake in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

D Tabiri, JCRP Ouédraogo, PA Nortey - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Malaria continues to be a major disease of public health concern affecting
several million people worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) started a pilot …

Vaccination Utilization and Subnational Inequities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Administrative Data across 12 Low-and …

G Mwinnyaa, MA Peters, G Shapira, R Neill, H Sadat… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: During and after the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries
experienced declines in immunization that have not fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels …

Zero-dose children in Turkey: regional comparison of pooled data for the period 1990 to 2018

MA Eryurt, SS Yalçin - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Springer
Background Immunization plays a vital role in child health and survival. Zero-dose children
are coming increasingly into focus as part of the global Immunization Agenda 2030 …

Measles second dose vaccine uptake and its associated factors among children aged 24–35 months in Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

W Taffie, H Temesgen, W Ashebir, H Mekonen - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Measles is a major public health problem in under-five children, leading to lifelong
complications. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the magnitude of measles second-dose …

Strengthening polio vaccine demand in Ghana: Understanding the factors influencing uptake of the vaccine and the effectiveness of different message frames

AL Lohiniva, A Nurzhynska, A Mueed, A Ali, K Ahmed… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Ghana has experienced recent polio outbreaks. Behavioral insights can be
used to understand behavior and create demand for the polio vaccine. Methods This cross …

Determinants of immunization defaulters among children aged 12–23 months in Ambo town, Oromia, Ethiopia: A case–control study

G Bekele, J Darega, E Mulu… - Human Vaccines & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Immunization is a public health intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality among
children. However, vaccination becomes more effective if the child can receive the full …

Immunization status of children aged 12-23 months in Jonglei State, South Sudan: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study

JPM Jil - Pan African Medical Journal, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: the immunization program focuses on reducing the morbidity and mortality
associated with vaccine-preventable diseases. The purpose of the study was to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the knowledge, attitude, perception, and readiness of caregivers of under 5-year-old children to accept malaria vaccine in Nigeria

BN Emmanuel, AN Ishaq, OZ Akunne… - Clinical and …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The global burden of disease and mortality is greatly influenced by malaria,
particularly in children. Nigeria alone accounts for about 25% of global malaria cases and …