What is it about?
This study is aimed aimed at assessing the association between some socio-demographic factors and adherence to vaccination appointments in a rural area which Ngambe Health District is a typical one in Cameroon.
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Why is it important?
Conscious of the fact that the government is already doing a lot to get vaccines to the target population, this study seeks to verify the user related factors responsible for incomplete vaccination in this area. By so doing, the public health authority, together with the communities of this health district and other districts with similar conditions can together address the problems, making parents to make their children more available for vaccination when and where appropriate.
Perspectives
The results will be useful for the district as it will reveal the group of children that may not be vaccinated appropriately. Measure can then be taken to get them not only vaccinated but correctly vaccinated.
Nkenyi Rene
Yonsei University
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This page is a summary of: Factors Associated to the Non-adherence to Vaccination Appointments in the Ngambe Health District, Littoral Region, Cameroon: A Case Control Study, International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, July 2019, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i230161.
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Factors Associated to the Non-adherence to Vaccination Appointments in the Ngambe Health District, Littoral Region, Cameroon: A Case Control Study
Factors Associated to the Non-adherence to Vaccination Appointments in the Ngambe Health District, Littoral Region, Cameroon: A Case Control Study
This study aimed to assess the association between some factors and adherence to vaccination appointments in Ngambe Health District; a typical rural health district in Cameroon.
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