Abstract Background In 2014, over half (54%) of the world's population lived in urban areas
and this proportion will increase to 66% by 2050. This urbanizing trend has been …

Background: Traditional measurements of vaccine coverage at specific ages can mask poor
vaccine timeliness. However, optimal measurement of timing is unclear due to variations in …

Objective To identify the determinants of timely vaccination among young children in the
North-West of Burkina Faso. Methods This study included 1665 children between 12 and 23 …

Background Vaccination has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity due to vaccine-
preventable diseases. However, these diseases are still responsible for majority of …

Immunization has made an enormous contribution to global health. Global vaccination
coverage has dramatically improved and mortality rates among children due to vaccine …

Background More efforts have been put in place to increase full immunization coverage
rates in the last decade. Little is known about the levels and consequences of delaying or …

Measles and rubella are major vaccine-preventable causes of child mortality and disability.
They have been eliminated from the Americas and some other regions have also come …

Achieving high vaccination coverage is a necessary, but not a sufficient indicator of the
quality of a vaccination programme, in terms of control and prevention of childhood …

Introduction There is a dearth of literature on vaccine hesitancy in Africa. In this study, we
aimed to explore the drivers of hesitancy toward recommended childhood vaccines in …

Child morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases continues to be a major threat and
public health concern worldwide. Although global vaccination coverage reached 90% for …