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ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon +4 more
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Measles moves fast.More than 60% of the 21.5 million children who did not receive one dose of measles vaccine in 2013 came from only 6 countries:India: 6.4M | Nigeria: 2.7M | Pakistan: 1.7M | Ethiopia: 1.1M | Indonesia: 0.7M | DR Congo: 0.7MMost deaths ...
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Measles is a major public health problem in under-five children, leading to lifelong complications. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the magnitude of measles second-dose vaccine uptake and its determinants among children aged 24–35 months in ...
Worku Taffie +3 more
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ABSTRACT Trust in childhood vaccination is a concern for health policy, particularly in settings of political transition and conflict, where governance, institutional legitimacy and service delivery are often under strain. It is against this backdrop that this study aims to describe evolving interactions between health system governance, trust and ...
Harriet Dwyer +7 more
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Full immunization for age was achieved by 71.7% of children. Caregiver education, health facility delivery, rural residence, regular community immunization services, and positive caregiver attitudes significantly increased coverage, highlighting the need to strengthen primary health care services, health education, and equitable access to routine ...
Aruwa Simon Ayigu +3 more
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ANTIBODY RESPONSE AMONG SEROPOSITIVE INDIVIDUALS AFTER MEASLES VACCINATION
Background: Measles is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. A live-attenuated vaccine controls measles infection in industrialized countries, and measles has been targeted by the WHO for global eradication following the ...
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ABSTRACT Background In a randomized, blinded, dual center study across two European primate research facilities, we evaluated the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a DNA prime—oropharyngeal adenoviral boost vaccination strategy against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Matthias Tenbusch +15 more
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Anatomy of a Health Scare: Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK [PDF]
One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new health-related information.
Dan Anderberg +2 more
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Predicting and comparing long-term measles antibody profiles of different immunization policies
OBJECTIVE: Measles outbreaks are infrequent and localized in areas with high coverage of measles vaccine. The need is to assess long-term effectiveness of coverage. Since 1991, no measles epidemic affecting the whole island has occurred in Taiwan, China.
Lee Min-Shi, Nokes D. James
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Childhood immunization is a cost‐effective public health intervention, and Bangladesh has achieved South Asia's highest complete immunization rate, yet village‐level effectiveness of local awareness programs remains poorly evaluated.
Halima Khatun +2 more
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