Household-based Survey of Diphtheria Vaccination in Osogbo Vis-à-vis 2023 Diphtheria Outbreak in Osun State, Nigeria: A Snapshot Assessment

Household-based Survey of Diphtheria Vaccination in Osogbo Vis-à-vis 2023 Diphtheria Outbreak in Osun State, Nigeria: A Snapshot Assessment

Background: Inadequate immunisation with diphtheria vaccine might lead to diphtheria outbreak, which actually occurred in 2022–2023 in Nigeria. We conducted a snapshot assessment of DPT/PENTA vaccination history to determine complete diphtheria vaccination coverage, dropout and zero-dose rates and a...

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Main Authors: Waidi Folorunso Sule, Hannah Ifedayo Ajayi, Ayokunle David Obayomi, Omolola Yinka Adeagbo, Omotayo Opemipo Oyedara, Olayode Olayiwola, Sunday Babatunde Akinde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-07-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
diphtheria
dropout rate
osogbo
survey
vaccination coverage
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_73_24
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