The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in Nigerian children prior to vaccine introduction into the National Programme on immunization schedule. Pan Afr Med J. 2016;23(128). https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.23.128.8756. Olasinde YT, Odeyemi AO, Abolarin A, Agelebe E, Olufemi-Awori...
Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) Recommended Routine Immunization Schedule for Nigeria: PAN Ad- visory Committee on Immunization. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 39, 152-158.Immunisation PAC on (2012) Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) Recom- mended Routine Immunization Schedule for ...
The overwhelming majority of participants (98%) viewed maternal and childhood vaccines in the immunization schedule favorably due to the positive track record of eradicating diseases and preventing morbidity and deaths, especially among children. “Our children suffer much before because there is no ...
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vaccine was for girls aged 9–14 years and was carried out using outreach approaches in schools and communities, and also in health facilities, during the campaign. After the campaign, the vaccination was limited to health facilities as it is being included in routine immunization schedule [8,9...
Enablers to access include the COVID-19 non-pharmacological measures instituted at the health facilities, community sensitization on healthcare access during the pandemic, and alternative strategies for administering immunization service at the clinics. Conclusion Access to MNCH services were negatively affec...
However, this progress is precarious, because the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey of 2013 indicated that OPV3 coverage in the routine immunization (RI) programme was 57.9% [9]. Also, serial polio seroprevalence studies conducted from 2011 to 2015 in the eightmetropolitan LGAs indicated low ...
distance from immunization centre 14.6%, unaware of the need to complete immunization schedule to afford protection for their children 15.9% and other associated reasons 18.1%.Conclusion: The quality of ongoing supplemental immunization is improving, although routine immunization coverage is below the nati...
Expert Review Committee on Polio and Routine Immunization, Abuja, Nigeria O. Tomori Contributions JMT: Designed the study, data analysis and drafted the paper that was approved by authors. AWH: Participated in study design and data analysis. KOM: Supervised data collection and analysis and also ma...
include initial catch-up immunization activities planned as part of the 2023 measles campaigns, aiming to administer recommended routine vaccines to identified zero-dose children, and then follow up RI activities to sustain the gains made and to ensure the completion of the immunization schedule. The...