Materials and Methods: This study was cross sectional involving caregivers attending the
pediatric outpatient clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, during the month …

Introduction: Ethical requirements of health services provision demand informed consent
from consumers as part and proof of patient's rights. Legally, parents decide for their minors …

Background Immunization programs suffer recurrent setbacks in developing countries.
Purpose We evaluated the knowledge and opinion of parents towards childhood …

Childhood immunization remains one of the most important and cost-effective public health
interventions that reduces both morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases in …

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

Abstract Background and Objectives: Vaccine preventable diseases cause significant
morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries despite the availability of …

To describe caregivers' perception of routine immunization of their children ages 24 to 36
months, qualitative interviews with 5 caregivers of fully immunized and 5 of partially and not …

Background: Immunization is a process of inducing immunity to infection through the
administration or introduction of vaccines. However, its coverage is not optimum in most …

Background: Despite the success of the Expanded Program of Immunization, many vaccine-
preventable diseases remain prevalent in developing countries. Objective: This study aims …

Background: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine the knowledge
of, attitudes towards and beliefs about childhood immunization among mothers of children …