Determinants of vaccination coverage in rural Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood immunization is a cost effective public health strategy. Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) services have been provided in a rural Nigerian community (Sabongidda-Ora, Edo State) at no cost to the community since 1998 through a privately financed vaccination project (private public partnership). The objective of this survey was to assess vaccination coverage and its determinants in this rural community in Nigeria

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in September 2006, which included the use of interviewer-administered questionnaire to assess knowledge of mothers of children aged 12-23 months and vaccination coverage. Survey participants were selected following the World Health Organization's (WHO) immunization coverage cluster survey desig

SUBMITTER: Odusanya OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2587468 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature