Factors influencing immunisation coverage in Mathare valley, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 323-329

  Owino, L O ^a   Irimu, G ^b,c   Olenja, J ^b   Meme, J S ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952411115     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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