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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"vaccine-preventable"”.
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Statistical applications in the analysis of vaccine preventable diseases
… and develops statistical methods to studies of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in Scotland and aims to aid in the detection and management of outbreaks.For detecting outbreaks, a system was designed for Health Protection Scotland (HPS) to link cases with incomplete genetic typing data to …
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Mathematical Models of Ebola Virus Disease and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
… diseases such as Ebola virus disease and vaccine preventable diseases.</p> <p>Many models in studies of Ebola transmission are based on the model by Legrand et al. (2007). However, there are potential issues with the Legrand model. First, the model was originally formulated in a complex …
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Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases through Information and Education at the California Department of Public Health
… all over the world. Despite having numerous vaccines that protect individuals from serious and deadly diseases, vaccination rates in the United States remain at an all-time low. The Information and Education section of the Immunization Branch within the Division of Communicable Disease …
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Preventing the spread of vaccine preventable diseases in NSW – exploring new strategies to improve vaccine uptake in vulnerable people
… literature, there continue to be outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Immunisation program planners need to consider new approaches to engage immunisation providers and recipients to ensure optimal vaccine uptake, …
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Parental Perceptions of Childhood Vaccines: A Qualitative Study
… for children through adolescents against vaccine-preventable death. A properly vaccinated child protects not only themselves and their immediate family, but the community at large. Despite these advances and notable triumphs, millions of children and adolescents experience a …
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Vaccines at the Intersection of Religion and Politics
<p>Vaccine hesitancy – a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite their availability – is a rising threat to global health and has increased in recent years in higher income countries. This is a complex phenomenon with the potential to undo decades of progress toward eradicating …
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The effect of HIV-exposure on immune responses to expanded programme on immunization vaccines and antigens
Immunization against vaccine-preventable infections is essential to reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. The immaturity and tolerogenicity of the immune system of infants renders them susceptible to infectious diseases and makes induction of protective immunity via vaccines a challenge. …
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Prematriculation Immunization Policies: A Survey of Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Immunizations for vaccine preventable diseases are ordinarily completed by young adulthood, and the school system is typically the institution required to determine compliance with state immunization requirements prior to enrollment. In recent years, outbreaks of measles on college campuses across …
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A Novel cell phone based application for tracking the vaccination coverage in rural communities
… in developing countries to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. In this regard, we present a cell phone based application called Jeev to track the vaccination coverage of children in rural communities. Jeev synergistically combines the power of smartphones and the ubiquity of …
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School based versus supplemental vaccination strategies in the delivery of vaccines to 5-19 year olds in Africa - a systematic review
Background: Some vaccine preventable diseases still remain a public health burden in many African countries. The occurrence of vaccine preventable diseases in all age groups has led to the realization of the need to extend routine immunisation services to school age children and adolescents. …
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Threatened child health through lack of immunization: Identification of risk groups in Uganda.
… third world children who die every year from the vaccine-preventable diseases. While the great majority of children in Uganda and other third world countries receive vaccination against tuberculosis (BCG) and the first dose of oral polio vaccine, many do not complete the EPI vaccination series; …
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Epidemiology and modelling to support the routine infant immunisation programme in England.
… 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 impact of changes to the meningococcal vaccination schedule and the …
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The implementation of a webinar strategy for sharing health messaging to improve vaccination rates for adults in rural communities of Michigan
… population. This has led to higher rates of vaccine preventable diseases in rural populations. Low immunization rates are a multifaceted issue and require an evidence-based approach to provide education for the public in an effort to combat vaccination hesitancy and misinformation with a goal …
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Building evidence for improving childhood immunisation coverage in Africa.
… quality of immunisation data is poor. Besides, vaccines are administered well after the recommended ages in many countries; leaving children exposed to deadly vaccine-preventable diseases for long periods. In addition, Africa’s contribution to the global immunisation research output is minimal. …
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The performance of respiratory illness surveillance case definitions to detect Bordetella pertussis in children aged < 5 years seeking healthcare for respiratory illness in South Africa, 2017-2023
Background: Pertussis is vaccine‐preventable and requires surveillance to guide interventions. Assessing the performance of syndromic surveillance and the World Health Organization (WHO) pertussis case definitions can improve sensitivity and accuracy in detecting laboratory‐confirmed Bordetella …
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Factors contributing to children missing doses of Expanded Program on Immunization in Vhembe District, Thulamela Municipality
… 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 Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), despite this, many children fail to complete the …
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Individualism and the public good: a case study in childhood immunisation
… coverage rates and prevent epidemics of vaccine preventable diseases can be linked to the impact individualism had on both the policy development process and the National Immunisation Strategy.
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Psychosocial Determinants of Age-Appropriate Immunizations of Infants in Norfolk, Virginia
… of age. Almost all mothers (99%) considered vaccines to be safe and effective, and these attitudes did not predict age-appropriate immunizations. However, not being age-appropriately immunized was significantly (p<. 05) associated with lack of knowledge of vaccines and vaccine-preventable …
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Human Behavior in Epidemic Modelling
… Moreover, in order to assess whether vaccine preventable diseases can be eliminated through not compulsory vaccination programs, vaccination choices are investigated as well. The proposed models are based on an evolutionary game theory framework. Considering dynamical games allows …
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Parental perceptions of childhood immunisation in the context of the MMR controversy
… offers an assessment of parents’ perceptions 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, …
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