Formative research and development of an evidence-based communication strategy: The introduction of Vi typhoid fever vaccine among school-aged children in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-324

  Pach, Alfred ^a   Tabbusam, Ghurnata ^b   Khan, M Imran ^a   Suhag, Zamir ^b   Hussain, Imtiaz ^b   Hussain, Ejaz ^b   Mumtaz, Uzma ^b   Haq, Inam Ul ^b   Tahir, Rehman ^b   Mirani, Amjad ^b   Yousafzai, Aisha ^b   Sahastrabuddhe, Sushant ^a   Ochiai, R Leon ^a   Soofi, Sajid ^b   Clemens, John D ^a   Favorov, Michael O ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^b  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TYPHOID PARATYPHOID VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PARENTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TYPHOID FEVER; TYPHOID-PARATYPHOID VACCINES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874281053     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.727958     Document Type: Article

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