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ArticleGerms2022

Immunization status of children 1-5 years old seen at the Emergency Pediatric Unit of a Teaching Hospital in North-Central Nigeria.

Esther S Yiltok, Jonathan C Daboer, Edward M Dachalson, Mathilda E Banwat, Augustine O Ebonyi, Helen O Akhiwu, David D Shwe, Tolulope O Afolaranmi

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Article in Germs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Esther S YiltokMBBS, MSc, FWACP, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
Jonathan C DaboerMBBS, MSc, FMCPH, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State, 930001, Jos, Nigeria.
Edward M DachalsonBSc, MSc, MPH, PhD, Department of General and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
Mathilda E BanwatMBBS, MSc-IM, PhD, FMCPH, FWACP, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
Augustine O EbonyiMBBS, MSc, FWACP, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
Helen O AkhiwuMBBS, MSc, FMCPaed, Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
David D ShweMBBS, MSc, FMCPaed, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
Tolulope O AfolaranmiMBBS, MSc, FMCPH, FWACP, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos & Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, P.M.B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State 930001, Nigeria.
University of Jos · NG

Funding

Support of Training and Mentoring in Nigeria for Academics (STAMINA)D43TW010130 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF JOS · PI SAGAY, ATIENE SOLOMON · 2015 to 2019
$3.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Advocacy for immunization has been ongoing in various parts of the world to improve immunization uptake amongst children. Annually within the last decade, immunization has been reported to avert over two million deaths globally. This study determined the current immunization status of children 1-5 years of age, the factors affecting immunization uptake and recommends ways of improving immunization uptake among children presenting at an Emergency Pediatric Unit (EPU). Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted from 1 Results: A total of 191 (76.4%) children were fully immunized for age. Distance to the health facility, experience of vaccine side effects and health workers' attitude were significantly associated with immunization status. Distance to health facility was an independent predictor of complete immunization while short messaging service (SMS) was the most preferred 190 (76.0%) way suggested to improve immunization uptake. Conclusions: This study has brought to light a suboptimal level of full immunization status for age, which can be improved by targeting homegrown interventions at improving accessibility to the facility and addressing adverse events following immunization promptly.

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Caregivers/motherschildren 1-5 yearsimmunization statuspredictorsvaccines

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PMID35601945
PMCPMC9113692
OpenAlexW4229333607

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