Factors influencing childhood immunization uptake in Africa: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Galadima, Abubakar Nasiru, Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah, Md Said, Salmiah, Ahmad, Norliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97276/1/s12889-021-11466-5.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97276/; https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11466-5

Vaccine preventable diseases are still the most common cause of childhood mortality, with an estimated 3 million deaths every year, mainly in Africa and Asia. An estimate of 29% deaths among children aged 1–59 months were due to vaccine preventable diseases. Despite the benefits of childhood immunis...