Patient and provider perspectives on how trust influences maternal vaccine acceptance among pregnant women in Kenya

Abstract Background Pregnant women and newborns are at high risk for infectious diseases. Altered immunity status during pregnancy and challenges fully vaccinating newborns contribute to this medical reality. Maternal immunization is a strategy to protect pregnant women and their newborns. This stud...

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Main Authors: Stacy W. Nganga, Nancy A. Otieno, Maxwell Adero, Dominic Ouma, Sandra S. Chaves, Jennifer R. Verani, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Andrew Wilson, Irina Bergenfeld, Courtni Andrews, Vincent L. Fenimore, Ines Gonzalez-Casanova, Paula M. Frew, Saad B. Omer, Fauzia A. Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4537-8