Background There is an established correlation between maternal education and reduction
in childhood mortality. One proposed link is that an increase in maternal education will lead …

Background Vaccine preventable diseases are still the most common cause of childhood
mortality, with an estimated 3 million deaths every year, mainly in Africa and Asia. An …

Background Vaccination is one of the cost effective strategies reducing childhood morbidity
and mortality. Further improvement of immunization coverage would halt about 1.5 million …

Background The prevention of child mortality through immunization is one of the most cost-
effective and widely applied public health interventions. In Ethiopia, the Expanded Program …

Introduction. Childhood immunization averts 2.5 million annual child deaths globally.
However, poor monitoring, possibly due to a lack of locally available data on immunization …

Background Inadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable
diseases outbreaks remains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to …

Introduction Improving infant immunization coverage and timeliness is a key health policy
objective in many develo** countries such as Ethiopia. Despite this, full immunization …

Background Immunization is one of modern medicine's greatest achievements in the last
three decades. Annually it can prevent nearly 2 to 3 million deaths. Understanding the …

Background Timely vaccination is key to prevent unnecessary childhood mortality from
vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite the substantial efforts to improve vaccination …

Background Immunization estimated to prevent 2 to 3 million children deaths every year
from vaccine preventable disease. In Ethiopia, limited and inconclusive studies have been …