Vulnerable groups within a vulnerable population: Awareness of the A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic and willingness to be vaccinated among pregnant women in ivory coast

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 206, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Kouassi, Damus P ^a   Coulibaly, Daouda ^a   Foster, Lydia ^c   Kadjo, Hervé ^b   N'Zussuouo, Talla ^c,d,e   Traoré, Youssouf ^a   Chérif, Djibril ^a   N'Gattia, Anderson K ^a   Thompson, Mark G ^c  

^a National Institute of Public Hygiene   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Pasteur Institute ^*  (Côte d’Ivoire)

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

^d US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^e University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MASS MEDIUM; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TELEVISION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANT WOMEN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870034201     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis532     Document Type: Article

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