The contribution of Child Health Days to improving coverage of periodic interventions in six African countries

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Oliphant, Nicholas P ^a   Mason, John B ^b   Doherty, Tanya ^c   Chopra, Mickey ^d   Mann, Pamela ^e   Tomlinson, Mark ^f   Nsibande, Duduzile ^c   Mebrahtu, Saba ^d  

^a UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa   (Canada)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child Health Days; Deworming; Immunization; Insecticide treated bednets; Measles; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INSECTICIDE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; PERIODICITY; VITAMIN;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED NATIONS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MEASLES VACCINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED NATIONS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84865567255     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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