Background Early childhood vaccination is an essential global public health practice that
saves two to three million lives each year, but many children do not receive all the …

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 …

Strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Africa: Looking beyond 2015 |
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Background Child survival is dependent on several factors including high vaccination
coverage. Timely receipt of vaccines ensures optimal immune response to the vaccines. Yet …

Improving childhood vaccination coverage and timeliness is a key health policy objective in
many develo** countries such as Uganda. Of the many factors known to influence uptake …

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

Background Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general
population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post …

Abstract Background The proportion of Ugandan children who are fully vaccinated has
varied over the years. Understanding vaccination behaviour is important for the success of …

Objective Although vaccine coverage in infants in sub-Saharan Africa is high, this is
estimated at the age of 6–12 months. There is little information on the timely administration …

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 …