Background Neonatal Tetanus (NNT) is a vaccine preventable disease of public health
importance. It is still being encountered in clinical practice largely in developing countries …

Tetanus is an infection caused by the Clostridium tetani; a ubiquitous Gram-positive, motile,
spore-forming, and toxin-producing anaerobe. It is the only vaccine-preventable infection …

Background Studies on factors affecting mortality in neonatal tetanus (NNT) are mostly from
other developing countries. Although NNT has been eliminated from India, cases are still …

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and uptake of the tetanus toxoid vaccine
among pregnant women in General Hospital, Nguru town. A stratified random sampling …

Tetanus is an infectious disease affecting the central nervous system caused by Clostridium
tetani. The bacteria is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli that forms spores, which germinate …

Executive Summary Reducing Missed Opportunities for Vaccination requires health workers
to screen all children below 5 years, reporting at health facilities, irrespective of the reason …

This study aims to study the demographics, treatment and outcome of neonatal tetanus
patients managed at Nangarhar Regional Hospital Afghanistan from June 2019-January …

Neonatal tetanus (NNT) is a vaccine preventable disease that is associated with high
mortality rate. It is endemic in majority of the developing countries including Nigeria and has …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess coverage and predictors of tetanus
toxoid (TT) vaccination among women of childbearing age in a rural community in Lagos …