Toward a grounded theory of why some immunization programmes in sub-Saharan Africa are more successful than others: A descriptive and exploratory assessment in six countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 379-389

  Naimoli, Joseph F ^a,b   Challa, Shilpa ^b   Schneidman, Miriam ^b   Kostermans, Kees ^b  

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

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood immunization; Grounded theory; Policy implementation; Programme implementation; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BENCHMARKING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 54249104058     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn028     Document Type: Article

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