Using meta-ethnographic methods, we conducted a systematic review of qualitative
research to understand gender-related reasons at individual, family, community and health …

Immunization is aimed at the prevention of infectious diseases. In Nigeria, the National
Programme on Immunization (NPI) suffers recurrent setbacks due to many factors including …

Background Routine immunisation (RI) contributes immensely to reduction in mortality from
vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) among children. The Nigerian Demographic and …

Background There is high level policy consensus in India that community engagement (CE)
improves vaccination uptake and reduces burden of vaccine preventable diseases …

Abstract Background/Objectives: Performance of the vaccination programme in Nigeria is
lower than the regional average as well the 95% target necessary for sustained control of …

Among the multiple factors impeding equitable childhood immunization coverage in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs), gender barriers stand out as perhaps the most universal …

Background In regions where access to clean water and the provision of a sanitary
infrastructure has not been sustainable, cholera continues to pose an important public …

Background Nigeria's government is challenged with vaccinating the world's third largest
birth cohort within a culturally and socioeconomically diverse country. This study estimated …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Routine Immunization (RI) is known to beone of the most cost-
effective public health strategies ever, and a cornerstone among all primary healthcare …

Objectives: The study determined the levels of geographic differences in the utilization of
routine immunization between households in an urban and a rural community. It also …