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Co‐Coverage of Essential Interventions Across the Health System Continuum of Care for Improving Child Nutrition in Ethiopia

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the coverage of essential nutrition interventions delivered through the health system and explored the relationship between co‐coverage and child‐ and maternal‐level factors, household‐level factors, and access to healthcare facilities.
Alemnesh Petros, Meron Girma, Tsedey Moges, Alemayehu Hussen, Tadesse Kebebe, Meseret Woldeyohannes, Teshome Asefa, Daniel Abera, Yirgalem Tadesse, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Arnaud Laillou, Stanley Chitekwe, Kaleab Baye, Ramadhani Noor, Masresha Tessema   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pertussis Epidemiology in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 1948–2023

Vaccines
Pertussis continues to be a significant public health concern. We aimed to examine the epidemiological characteristics of pertussis in Vojvodina, which accounts for almost a third of Serbia’s population.
Mioljub Ristić, Snežana Medić, Vladimir Vuković, Smiljana Rajčević, Marko Koprivica, Jelena Banjac, Stefan Ljubičić, Vladimir Petrović   +7 more
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EPI Update, August 31, 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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Vaccination Coverage and Factors Associated With Incomplete Vaccination Schedules in Children Under 5 in a Peripheral Area of the Federal District of Brazil

Public Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate vaccination coverage (VC) and analyze the factors associated with the incomplete vaccination schedule (IVS) in children under 5 years of age in two Basic Health Units in the Federal District of Brazil. Design A cross‐sectional study.
Ivea Rayane Mendes Nicacio Viana, Henry Maia Peixoto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustained Transmission of Pertussis in Vaccinated, 1–5-Year-Old Children in a Preschool, Florida, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
In September 2013, local county health officials in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, were notified of a laboratory-confirmed pertussis case in a 1-year-old preschool attendee.
James Matthias, P. Scott Pritchard, Stacey W. Martin, Cristina Dusek, Erika Cathey, Rebecca D’Alessio, Marjorie Kirsch   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trust Norms, Distrust, and Worst‐Case Defiance in the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When pandemics threaten, governments are expected to protect citizens. Trustworthiness and trust are central to meeting public expectations. Motivational posturing theory differentiates resistant and dismissive defiance during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Valerie Braithwaite
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Relationship Between the Introduction of the Acellular Pertussis Vaccine and Whooping Cough Resurgence in the United States

Vaccines
Background/Objectives: The whole cell pertussis vaccine was introduced in the United States in the 1940s and switched to the acellular pertussis vaccine partially in 1992 and completely in 1997. This study examines the relationship between the resurgence
Jeegan Parikh, Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracking Pertussis and Evaluating Control Measures through Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance, Emerging Infections Program, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Despite high coverage with pertussis-containing vaccines, pertussis remains endemic to the United States. There have been increases in reported cases in recent years, punctuated by striking epidemics and shifting epidemiology, both of which raise ...
Tami H. Skoff, Joan Baumbach, Paul R. Cieslak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Content and Factors Influencing Health Education in Immunisation Clinics in Nigeria

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Most parents in Nigeria receive childhood vaccine education in a group clinic setting. These health talks are not standardised, and little is known about the topics addressed, how these topics are chosen, and how parents experience these talks. This study aimed to fill this knowledge gap.
Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Nnette Ekpenyong, Esosa F. Mohammed, Fatima Lawan Bukar, Angela Oyo‐Ita, Jessica Kaufman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevention of pertussis: An unresolved problem

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. However, after the introduction of the whole-cell pertussis vaccine (wP), the annual incidence rates of the disease progressively declined.
Susanna Esposito, Nicola Principi
doaj   +1 more source