BCG vaccination in southern rural Mozambique: an overview of coverage and its determinants based on data from the demographic and health surveillance system in the district of Manhiça

BCG vaccination in southern rural Mozambique: an overview of coverage and its determinants based on data from the demographic and health surveillance system in the district of Manhiça

Abstract Background Over the past four decades, the World Health Organization established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to foster universal access to all relevant vaccines for all children at risk. The success of this program has been undeniable, but requires periodic monitoring to en...

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Main Authors: Elena Marbán-Castro, Charfudin Sacoor, Ariel Nhacolo, Orvalho Augusto, Edgar Jamisse, Elisa López-Varela, Aina Casellas, John J. Aponte, Quique Bassat, Betuel Sigauque, Eusebio Macete, Alberto L. Garcia-Basteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
BCG vaccine
Tuberculosis
Pediatrics
Expanded programme on immunization
Epidemiology
Mozambique
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1003-4

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