Maternal characteristics and immunization status of children in North Central of Nigeria.

Introduction: Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria is one of the lowest national coverage rates in the world. The objective of this study was to compare the mother' characteristics and the child's Immunization status in some selected rural and urban communities in the North central part of Nigeria.

Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study, using a multistage sampling technique to select 600 respondent women with an index child between 0-12 months.