Introduction Improving infant immunization coverage and timeliness is a key health policy
objective in many developing countries such as Ethiopia. Despite this, full immunization …

Background: In Ethiopia, a considerable proportion of childhood morbidity and mortality is
due to vaccine preventable diseases. According to EDHS 2011, only 24% of children were …

Background Childhood vaccinations have been shown to be effective in protecting children
against vaccine-preventable diseases. The systematic investigation of the causes of …

Introduction. Childhood immunization averts 2.5 million annual child deaths globally.
However, poor monitoring, possibly due to a lack of locally available data on immunization …

Objective Despite those efforts in expanded programs of immunization, nearly one fifth of
children in developing countries miss out basic vaccines. Moreover, many children who …

Background. Each year, immunization averts an estimated 2–3 million deaths from
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. In 2011, nearly 107 million infants (83%) …

Background Since last 100 years, immunization rate is one of the best public health outcome
and service indicators. However, the immunization system is still imperfect; there are many …

Background Only 40% of World Health Assembly member states achieved 90% national full
vaccination coverage in 2015. In the African region, 79% of the countries had not achieved …

Background Immunization against childhood disease is one of the most important public
health interventions with cost effective means to preventing childhood morbidity, mortality …

Immunization remains one of the most important and cost‐effective public health
interventions to reduce child mortality and morbidity. Globally, it is estimated to avert …