Gender inequities, relationship power, and childhood immunization uptake in Nigeria: A population-based cross-sectional study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Antai, Diddy ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Division of Global Health and Inequalities   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood immunization; Gender inequities; Multilevel regression; Nigeria; Relationship power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; ODDS RATIO; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855988477     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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