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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Childhood immunization"”.
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Exploring State Childhood Immunization Practices
… Project is an exploratory study of Texas' immunization policies. The purpose of this research project is threefold. First, is to establish a model approach, based on relevant literature, of model policies that help improve immunization rates in a state. The model approach is referred to as …
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Essays in the efficient provision of health care: Temporal issues in childhood immunization policy
… not adequately immunized. In the United States, childhood immunization rates for children aged 2 are low by global comparison. In response to goals of a 90 percent immunization rate by the year 2000, federal and state governments are looking for ways to improve immunization delivery. This thesis …
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Factors affecting childhood immunization across communities in Sokoto State, Nigeria, and recommendations to improve vaccine uptake
<p dir="ltr"><i>Background: </i>Immunization continues to be one of the most effective and affordable public health interventions across the globe. Immunization initiatives have saved approximately 154 million lives over the past 50 years, the equivalent to 6 lives every minute of year-round with …
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Overcoming Parental Consent: How can International Human Rights Law be used to Protect a Child’s Right to Health in Childhood Immunization Cases?
… and resolving this conflict is an issue of law. Childhood immunizations are the first line of defence for a child and as such, should be considered a basic human right that needs to be protected. By denying this right to the child, it infringes on that child’s right to health and right to life. …
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The Design and Analysis of Pediatric Vaccine Formularies: Theory and Practice
The first problem models a general childhood immunization schedule to design a vaccine formulary that minimizes the cost of fully immunizing a child. The second problem models a general childhood immunization schedule to design a vaccine formulary that safely immunizes a child against several …
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Intercultural competence for public health nurses
… compliance with public health mandates such as childhood immunization and medication regimens, and limit understanding of preventative healthcare practices. The results of this study provide information and insight for the development of intercultural sensitivity training for public health …
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Needling doubts: A sociological examination of parental resistance to childhood immunizations
… parental questioning of and resistance to childhood immunization is a trend that has yet to be examined within sociology. This dissertation explores the role of parental characteristics, beliefs, and attitudes on resistance to pediatric immunization.</p><p>Thirty-five in-depth interviews …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of caregivers towards measles and measles vaccine in a selected village in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… public health challenge. While barriers to childhood immunization have been extensively studied worldwide, including in South Africa, there is limited information regarding caregivers' specific knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning measles and its vaccination in the South …
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Gnotobiotic Pig Models for the Study of Enteric Pathogen Replication and Pathogenesis
… been widely implemented into global national childhood immunization schedules, with one report finding 59 countries using Rotarix and 25 using RotaTeq. However, these vaccines have much lower efficacy rates in low- and middle-income countries. Because of these caveats, there is an urgent need …
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Exploring meaning-making among those who are identified by scientists as vaccine-resistant, vaccine-hesitant, or vaccine-sceptical
… management has been increasingly important. Immunization is considered an important investment in one's health, and in South Africa, childhood immunization is an important and effective public health intervention. South Africa uses an opt-out vaccination system. Children receive their first …
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The Association between the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine and the Development of Autism: A Meta-Analysis
Autism is a childhood developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, difficulty with verbal and nonverbal communication and limited activities. The root cause of autism is unknown. However it has been postulated that administration of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) …
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Social Ecological Factors Associated with Parental Vaccination Decisions and Perceptions of Barriers to Childhood Immunizations
<p>The success of childhood immunizations has led to a decrease in the visibility of the morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases. Parents are questioning the validity and safety of vaccines resulting in significantly increasing numbers of underimmunized and unvaccinated children …