Limitations of using administratively reported immunization data for monitoring routine immunization system performance in Nigeria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S523-S530

  Dunkle, Stacie E ^a   Wallace, Aaron S ^a   MacNeil, Adam ^a   Mustafa, Mahmud ^b   Gasasira, Alex ^c   Ali, Daniel ^c   Elmousaad, Hashim ^a   Mahoney, Frank ^a   Sandhu, Hardeep S ^a  

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

^b National Primary Health Care Development Agency   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DTP3; immunization coverage; immunization programs; Nigeria; poliomyelitis; program improvement; routine immunization; system monitoring

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ADMINISTRATIVE IMMUNIZATION DATA; ANNUAL CHANGE IN IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA QUALITY; DISTRICT REPORTED IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE DATA; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; INFANT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA REPORTED IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE DATA; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NIGERIA; NUMBER OF VACCINE DOSE ADMINISTERED; PARAMETERS; PERCENTAGE OF UNIMMUNIZED TARGET POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION; STATE REPORTED IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE DATA; TREND STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

DATA COLLECTION; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 84910622019     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu373     Document Type: Review

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