Measles supplemental immunization activities improve measles vaccine coverage and equity: Evidence from Kenya, 2002

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-36

  Vijayaraghavan, Maya ^a   Martin, Rebecca M ^a,d   Sangrujee, Nalinee ^a,e   Kimani, Geoffrey N ^b   Oyombe, Sammy ^c   Kalu, Akpaka ^d   Runyago, Alfred ^c   Wanjau, George ^b   Cairns, Lisa ^a   Muchiri, Steven N ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c Ministry of Finance   (Kenya)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Constella Futures ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Kenya; Measles; Supplemental immunization activities

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KENYA; MEASLES VACCINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE;

EID: 34447307627     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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