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Tetanus Vaccines
Study data from University of Otago, Center for International Health update understanding of tetanus vaccines
March 11th, 2009
Data detailed in 'Preventive measures in infancy to reduce under-five mortality: a case-control study in The Gambia' have been presented. According to a study from Dunedin, New Zealand, "To investigate the relationship between child mortality and common preventive interventions: vaccination, trained birthing attendants, tetanus toxoid during pregnancy, breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation. Case-control study in a population under demographic surveillance." "Cases (n=141) were children under five who died. Each was age and sex-matched to five controls (n=705). Information was gathered by interviewing primary caregivers. All but one of the interventions -whether...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-11)
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