Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Agwai SI

Publications

• Research Article
  Determination of Routine Vaccination Coverage Using Estimated and Survey Generated Population in Orhionmwon Local Government Area in South-South Nigeria
  Author(s): Ireye F, Bassey Enya B, Komakech W, Okocha-Ejeko A, Ali D, Agwai SI, Koko R, Igbu T, Maleghemi ST, Adanini J, Odia P, Ejiyere HO and Odiko DIreye F, Bassey Enya B, Komakech W, Okocha-Ejeko A, Ali D, Agwai SI, Koko R, Igbu T, Maleghemi ST, Adanini J, Odia P, Ejiyere HO and Odiko D
  
  Background: The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) aims at delivering primary immunization services to at least 90% of infants. This study seeks to evaluate routine vaccination coverage using estimated and survey generated populations and also investigates the reasons for inadequate levels of routine vaccination coverage. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all 11,101 households spread across 111 communities in the 12 administrative wards of Orhionmwon LGA of Edo state in October 2016. Results: A total of 1209 children under the 0-11 month’s age bracket had been fully immunized. From this figure, 72.9% of the children had been fully immunized based on the actual population (1657) of children as discovered from this survey while 12.5% of the children in the same aforementioned age bracket had been fully immunized based on the projected target population (9625). .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2576-1420.1000112

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