Understanding Inequities in Child Vaccination Rates among the Urban Poor: Evidence from Nairobi and Ouagadougou Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-54

  Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi ^a   Mberu, Blessing ^b   Elungata, Patricia ^b   Lankoande, Bruno ^a   Millogo, Roch ^a   Beguy, Donatien ^b   Compaore, Yacouba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Child health; Informal settlements; Nairobi; Ouagadougou; Slum; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BURKINA FASO; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

BURKINA FASO; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84923648917     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9908-1     Document Type: Article

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