Surveys of measles vaccination coverage in eastern and southern africa: A review of quality and methods used

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 314-319

  Kaiser, Reinhard ^a   Shibeshi, Messeret E ^a   Chakauya, Jethro M ^a   Dzeka, Emelda ^a   Masresha, Balcha G ^b   Daniel, Fussum ^a   Shivute, Nestor ^a  

^a WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES RUBELLA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRAINING; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEASLES VACCINATION; SAMPLE SIZE; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MEASLES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

AFRICA;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84928956038     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146050     Document Type: Article

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