Background: Immunization remains a key strategy in the control of childhood diseases, with
a child expected to have five visits according to the current National Programme on …

Objectives: Vaccination is a life-saving public health measure, but poor adherence to the
national routine immunization schedule reduces its effectiveness in reducing the burden of …

Background: Low vaccination rates in children remain a major problem in resource-poor
areas of the world. Missed opportunities for vaccination may be one of the important …

Mothers play an important role in immunization of their children. A target of 95%
immunization coverage is necessary for the sustained control of vaccine preventable …

Background: Despite concerted support to vaccination programmes, coverage remains low.
While health service reasons for this are known, there is little information on caretaker …

This study was aimed at identifying the health workers' knowledge and inappropriate
practices that potentially contribute to missed immunization opportunities in children. A cross …

Background: Missed Opportunity for Vaccination (MOV) is a significant cause of low
immunisation coverage and resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases. Hence, identifying …

Regarding vaccine coverage, Nigeria is currently making slow progress despite the previous
achievements in immunisation coverage. This is contrary to the World Health Organisation's …

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural area of Anand District, Gujarat to measure
the efficiency of immunization sessions and to identify the reasons for missing a vaccine in a …

Objective To determined the extent and sociodemographic factors associated with missed
opportunities to NPI-scheduled childhood immunizations Methods: The exit interview …