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Diphtheria Vaccination Coverage and Correlation With Multidimensional Poverty Among Children in Nigeria [PDF]

Public Health Challenges
Introduction Nigeria has witnessed recurrent outbreaks of diphtheria in recent times. This study measured the prevalence of diphtheria–pertussis–tetanus (DPT) vaccination coverage among children aged 12–23 months and its correlation with multidimensional
Olufemi Olulaja, Rana Jaber
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Evolution of vaccination coverage among children in Lebanon (2011–2018): a comparative epidemiological analysis [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Vaccination is a crucial public health intervention that reduces both morbidity and mortality globally. This study aims to assess and compare the vaccination coverage rates for routine childhood immunizations across different Lebanese governorates ...
Zeinab Hazime, Hadi Ftouni, Abbas Al Bazzal, Mariam Chokor, Zeinab Kazan, Rana Barakat, Lama Hamawi, Kassem Baydoun, Samir Mansour, Abbas Hoballah, Rana El Haidari   +10 more
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Determinants of Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Greek Health Care Workers amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Infectious Disease Reports, 2021
In the context of the evolving current COVID-19 pandemic, influenza vaccination among the public and health care workers is of particular importance.
Georgios Rachiotis, Dimitrios Papagiannis, Foteini Malli, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, Ourania Kotsiou, Evangelos C. Fradelos, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis   +7 more
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Mapping BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2019

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction The Bacille-Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccination remains the primary strategy to prevent severe disseminated TB in young children, particularly in high TB-burden countries such as Ethiopia.
Kendalem Asmare Atalell, Mulat Asrade Alemayehu, Nahom Worku Teshager, Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Degefaye Zelalem Anlay, Amare Wondim, Kefyalew Addis Alene   +7 more
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Regional factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination coverage among U.S. adults with underlying chronic or immunocompromising conditions

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control recommends pneumococcal vaccination for U.S. adults aged 19–64 years with chronic or immunocompromising conditions, however, vaccination coverage is low and regional variations in coverage are rarely studied.
Junqing Liu, Linda Shoener Dunham, Kelly D. Johnson   +2 more
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System dynamics modelling approach to explore the effect of dog demography on rabies vaccination coverage in Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Dogs are important reservoirs of rabies, a zoonotic viral encephalitis that kills thousands of people in Asia and Africa annually. Mass dog vaccination is recommended for the prevention of rabies in both humans and dogs.
Nozyechi Ngulube Chidumayo
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Information nudges for influenza vaccination: Evidence from a large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial in Finland.

PLoS Medicine, 2022
BackgroundVaccination is the most effective means of preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Despite the proven benefits of vaccination, vaccine hesitancy keeps many people from getting vaccinated.Methods and findingsWe conducted a large-scale ...
Lauri Sääksvuori, Cornelia Betsch, Hanna Nohynek, Heini Salo, Jonas Sivelä, Robert Böhm   +5 more
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Implementing WHO guidance on conducting and analysing vaccination coverage cluster surveys: Two examples from Nigeria.

PLoS ONE, 2021
In 2015, the World Health Organization substantially revised its guidance for vaccination coverage cluster surveys (revisions were finalized in 2018) and has since developed a set of accompanying resources, including definitions for standardized coverage
John Ndegwa Wagai, Dale Rhoda, Mary Prier, Mary Kay Trimmer, Caitlin B Clary, Joseph Oteri, Bassey Okposen, Adeyemi Adeniran, Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Felicity Cutts   +9 more
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High coverage and adherence to dose intervals of the national school-based HPV vaccination program in Sweden during 2012–2019

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
Background: Close monitoring of vaccination coverage is important for cervical cancer prevention efforts. The study aims to describe the HPV vaccination coverage by dose in girls eligible for HPV vaccination within Sweden’s childhood immunization program
Jiangrong Wang, Eva Herweijer, Sara Nordqvist Kleppe, Susanne Hartwig, Christine Velicer, Carol Koro, Karin Sundström   +6 more
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Development of Dog Vaccination Strategies to Maintain Herd Immunity against Rabies

Viruses, 2022
Human rabies can be prevented through mass dog vaccination campaigns; however, in rabies endemic countries, pulsed central point campaigns do not always achieve the recommended coverage of 70%.
Ahmed Lugelo, Katie Hampson, Elaine A. Ferguson, Anna Czupryna, Machunde Bigambo, Christian Tetteh Duamor, Rudovick Kazwala, Paul C. D. Johnson, Felix Lankester   +8 more
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