Introduction: Immunization remains an important public health intervention. Morbidity and
mortality caused by vaccine-preventable diseases are still high in developing countries. We …

Background: Immunization is an effective public health intervention for reduction of
childhood mortality. The expected target coverage is 90%, however, Nigeria currently has …

Methods A quantitative analysis of the 2013 NDHS dataset was performed. Ethical
approvals were obtained from Walden University IRB and the National Health Research …

Immunization is the most cost effective of public health intervention geared towards reducing
childhood morbidity and mortality. There has been a global increase in the rate of …

Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study. We sampled 450 children aged 12-23
months. We interviewed mothers of these children using structured questionnaire to collect …

Low childhood immunization coverage in urban areas in Nigeria contributes to high risk of
infant and child mortality nationally. The aim of the study was to assess the percentage of …

Background: There are high reported cases of pentavalent 3 vaccines dropout and low
immunization coverage in Miga local government area (LGA), Jigawa State, Nigeria. This …

Background: Immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions, leading to
reduced infant and childhood mortality caused by vaccine preventable diseases worldwide …

Abstract Background In Ghana, Expanded Programme on Immunization administrative
coverages are usually high while childhood immunization status remains low. Majority of …

Methods A descriptive cross sectional study, using a multistage sampling technique to select
600 respondent women with an index child between 0-12 months. Results Mean age of rural …