Context: Childhood vaccinations are one of the most cost-effective means of reducing
negative child health outcomes. Despite the benefits of immunisation, inequities persist both …

Background: The Nigerian National Programme on Immunization aims at increasing the
immunization coverage of children under 1 year of age. However, there is still a gap …

Background Immunization coverage in many parts of Nigeria is far from optimal, and far from
equitable. Nigeria accounts for half of the deaths from Measles in Africa, the highest …

Immunisation has been an important strategy for disease prevention globally. Despite
proven successes in other settings, child immunisation has continued to be problematic in …

Background. With vaccine-preventable disease accounting for many< 5-year deaths in most
developing countries, it is imperative to determine the factors responsible for poor …

Globally, in 2013 over 6 million children younger than 5 years died from either an infectious
cause or during the neonatal period. A large proportion of these deaths occurred in …

Abstract Background and Aims Childhood vaccination remains a cost‐effective strategy that
has expedited the control and elimination of numerous diseases. Although coverage of new …

Background: Immunization coverage rates in Nigeria have remained very poor, in spite of
numerous programs and strategies, specifically designed to improve coverage. This study …

Background About 31 million children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffer from immunisation
preventable diseases yearly and more than half a million children die because of lack of …

Background: Childhood immunization rate is lowest in the core-North Nigeria. We examined
the relationship between inequal-ity in household wealth and complete childhood …