Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nankabirwa, Victoria ^a,b   Tumwine, James K ^a,c   Mugaba, Proscovia M ^c   Tylleskär, Thorkild ^b   Sommerfelt, Halvor ^b,d   Van De Perre, Philippe ^e   Engebretsen, Ingunn Ms ^b   Fadnes, Lars Thore ^b   Fjeld, Eli ^b   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b   Klungsøyr, Jørn ^b   Nordrehaug Åstrøm, Anne ^b   Olsen, Øystein Evjen ^b   Robberstad, Bjarne ^b   Ekström, Eva Charlotte ^e   Meda, Nicolas ^e   Diallo, Hama ^e   Ouedrago, Thomas ^e   Rouamba, Jeremi ^e   Traoré, Bernadette Traoré Germain ^e   Zabsonré, Emmanuel ^e   Bwengye, Caleb ^a   Karamagi, Charles ^a   Nankunda, Jolly ^a   Ndeezi, Grace ^a   Wandera, Margaret ^a   Kankasa, Chipepo ^e   Katepa Bwalya, Mary ^e   Siuluta, Chafye ^e   Siziya, Seter ^e   Jackson, Debra ^e   Chopra, Mickey ^e   Colvin, Mark ^e   Doherty, Tanya ^e   Goga, Ameena ^e   Matizirofa, Lyness ^e   Nkonki, Lungiswa ^e   Sanders, David ^e   Zembe, Wanga ^e   more..

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BCG; Child; Non specific effects; Survival; Vaccination; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TRENDS; UGANDA;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; UGANDA;

EID: 84924277124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1497-8     Document Type: Article

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