The impact of community-based outreach immunisation services on immunisation coverage with GIS network accessibility analysis in peri-urban areas, Zambia

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1171-1178

  Sasaki, Satoshi ^a   Igarashi, Kumiko ^b   Fujino, Yasuyuki ^c   Comber, Alexis J ^d   Brunsdon, Chris ^d   Muleya, Clala Mbwili ^e   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^b  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; PERIURBAN AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ZAMBIA;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 84856008470     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.104190     Document Type: Article

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