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Showing 1 to 20 of 143 for “"Immunisation"”.
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Building evidence for improving childhood immunisation coverage in Africa.
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation has the potential to substantially reduce child mortality and contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We assessed the programme’s performance in Africa, the reasons for poor performance, and effective interventions for improving its …
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Adolescent immunisation in Africa in the decade of vaccines
… health benefits of targeting adolescent for immunisation. However, and in many settings, adolescents do not get optimal benefits from immunisation. In the decade of vaccines (2011-2020), adolescent immunisation is a topical subject. An up-to-date and synthesized research on adolescent …
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Immunisation coverage of the Western Cape Province : household survey 2005
[Objective] To determine the routine immunisation coverage rates in children aged 12-23 months in the Western Cape and factors affecting immunisation coverage. [Design] Cross-sectional Household Survey using an adaptation of the '30x7' cluster survey technique (multi-stage sampling). [Setting] …
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Individualism and the public good: a case study in childhood immunisation
… the development of New Zealand’s childhood immunisation policy, the National Immunisation Strategy, as a case study in determining the impact both neo-liberal and civil individualism had on the development of a policy with implications for the public good. The thesis describes the public …
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Explaining the socio-economic inequalities in child immunisation coverage in Zimbabwe
… more prone to sickness than their counterparts. Immunisation has been a key antidote to avert deaths for children under the age of 5. This study represents an initial attempt to assess specific variables that contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation coverage in Zimbabwe. Data were …
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Parental perceptions of childhood immunisation in the context of the MMR controversy
… of vaccine-preventable diseases and childhood immunisation. Methods-Eighteen focus groups were conducted in central Scotland between November 2002 and March 2003, with a diverse range of parents to ensure maximum variation in terms of age, socio-economic circumstances, likely views about …
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Epidemiology and modelling to support the routine infant immunisation programme in England.
The routine infant immunization programme in England has been instrumental in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine-preventable diseases. This thesis explores the use of epidemiological and mathematical modelling to inform vaccination policy, focusing on two critical aspects: the …
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Missed opportunities for immunisation in health facilities in the Western Cape metro
Background: Childhood immunisations are a cost effective public health intervention for prevention of infectious diseases. Immunisation coverage, however, is still sub-optimal which may result in disease outbreaks. Immunisation at every contact with a health facility is a strategy developed by the …
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Descriptive analysis of routine childhood immunisation timelines in the Western Cape, South Africa
… Adherence to the recommended age-specific immunisation schedules is critical in ensuring vaccine effectiveness against vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Delays in the uptake of routine childhood immunisations lead to an increase in children susceptible to VPDs. Catch-up vaccination …
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An assessment of the Measles immunisation status and management in Engela district, Ohangwena region
Immunisation is one of the most cost effective public health interventions that provide protection against infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess and describe the measles immunisation status and vaccine management in the Engela district. A descriptive, cross-sectional study …
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Mucosal and systemic immune responses induced by immunisation of cotton rats with recombinant adenoviruses
… To facilitate the evaluation of the efficacy of immunisation with these recombinant adenoviruses in conferring protection against BHV-1 infection, a cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) model for intranasal BHV-1 challenge was developed. I used this model to assess the ability of different routes of …
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Diphtheria, the public health response and the origins of the childhood immunisation programme in Ireland
In common with most countries, the childhood immunisation programme in Ireland was founded on a successful public health response to diphtheria. The success of the antidiphtheria public health intervention in Ireland has meant that no case of the disease has been recorded in the state for almost …
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Expanded programme for immunisation: Review of the Western Cape Department of health public private partnership
… undertaken to expand the Expanded Programme for Immunisation as a Public Private Partnership. The programme aims to improve population health outcomes through increased vaccination coverage and service access. Benefits and challenges of such partnerships have been identified in various contexts. …
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Characterisation of national immunisation programmes in countries experiencing public health emergencies within the WHO African region
… the provision of health services including immunisation. To our knowledge, there is a scarcity of studies characterising PHEs and the performance of national immunisation programmes (NIPs) in countries within the WHO Africa region that have experienced PHEs. This study assessed PHEs (armed …
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Using mathematical models to evaluate and inform immunisation strategies with MenAfriVac in the African meningitis belt
… serogroup A. The aim of this work is to identify immunisation strategies with MenAfriVac that best sustain population protection in the long-term and predict vaccine impact across all 26 meningitis belt countries. Firstly, I developed an age-structured transmission dynamic model to explore the …
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Policies, practices, and future directions in the provision of immunisation services to newly arrived refugees in Australia
… immunised according to Australia’s National Immunisation Program (NIP). While a few studies examine the underlying causes of under-immunisation from the refugees’ perspective, little research explores the overarching health system and provider-specific issues that may contribute to …
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An investigation of memory T cell phenotypes in peripheral blood of Chacma baboons after immunisation with candidate HIV-1 vaccines
… the University of Cape Town have reported that immunisation with recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (SAAVI MVA-C) or DNA prime and Pr55 Gag virus-like particle (VLP) boost based on HIV-1 subtype C are able to successfully induce vaccine specific responses in Chacma baboons. The aim of the …
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Women Empowerment and socioeconomic inequality in immunization coverage: a case study of Zambia
Basic immunisation coverage for children between 12-23 months in Zambia was 68% in 2013. Nevertheless, a substantial number of child deaths persist as a result of preventable disease. This study assesses the relationship between women empowerment and immunisation coverage in Zambia. It also …
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Vilniaus apskrityje gyvenančių ikimokyklinio amžiaus vaikus auginančių tėvų žinių apie vaikų imunoprofilaktiką bei požiūrio į ją tyrimas /
Relevance of the topic. Childhood immunisation is an important measure for preserving public health. Recently, there has been a decrease in the number of vaccinated children. There is a lack of scientific research in Lithuania that would help to identify the reasons for the decrease in immunisation …
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Factors contributing to children missing doses of Expanded Program on Immunization in Vhembe District, Thulamela Municipality
Missed doses of childhood immunisation remain a significant public health concern in South Africa, particularly in rural settings, where vaccine-preventable diseases continue to contribute to avoidable childhood morbidity and mortality. There is free immunisation services available through the …
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