Explaining socio-economic inequalities in immunization coverage in Nigeria

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1212-1224

  Ataguba, John E ^a   Ojo, Kenneth O ^b   Ichoku, Hyacinth E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Centre for Health Economics and Development   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Full immunization; immunization coverage; inequality; Nigeria; partial immunization

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINES;

EID: 85014155122     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw053     Document Type: Article

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