Determinants and coverage of vaccination in children in western Kenya from a 2003 cross-sectional survey

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 234-241

  Calhoun, Lisa M ^a   Van Eijk, Anna M ^b   Lindblade, Kim A ^c   Odhiambo, Frank O ^d   Wilson, Mark L ^e   Winterbauer, Elizabeth ^f   Slutsker, Laurence ^c   Hamel, Mary J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PARITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOM SAMPLE; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84893447982     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0127     Document Type: Article

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