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College of Nursing, West Visayas State University, Philippines.
Background: In response to the 2019 Polio outbreak in the Philippines, it is crucial to examine the current understanding and beliefs about the disease. This study assessed the knowledge and attitudes of mothers towards Polio and Polio vaccination in a rural community.
Materials And Methods: Sixty-two mothers in a selected rural barangay in Negros Occidental, Philippines, participated in this cross-sectional study using a survey questionnaire in July 2021.
Socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in polio immunisation coverage among two-year-olds in Sierra Leone, 2008-2019.
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Department of Environmental Health, School of Community Health Sciences, Njala University, PMB, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Background: Polio, a debeilitating and potentially life-threatening disease, continues to pose a risk to young children globally. While vaccination offers a powerful shield, its reach is not always equal. This study explores socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in polio immunisation coverage among two-year-olds in Sierra Leone between 2008 and 2019.
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Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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- - The study evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 216 mothers regarding child immunization at Magu District Hospital in Tanzania, highlighting the crucial impact a mother's understanding of vaccines has on adherence to immunization schedules.
- - Results showed that only 27.3% of mothers had good knowledge of vaccines, although 64.8% held positive attitudes toward vaccinations; common disease awareness included measles (90.7%) and poliomyelitis (81.9%).
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Background: Vaccination is a protective measure against infectious diseases and remains one of the best investments in public health. Some African countries are still struggling to reach the required child immunization coverage. Several factors are responsible for limiting immunization coverage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeutralizing anti-polio antibody titre in newborn babies in post-polio eradication period in Nigeria.
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Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
Background: According to Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2019-2023 (PEESP), countries that achieved wild polio elimination is expected to replace oral polio vaccine (OPV) which has a risk of vaccine-derived poliovirus, Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV). It is important to determine the earliest time in the age of a child at which IPV could be introduced into the country's routine immunization schedule for effectiveness especially as it concerns neutralizing effect of trans-placental transmitted antibodies which usually does not affect OPV. In this study, the level of poliovirus neutralizing antibody titre among neonates at birth was evaluated.
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