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Pediatric Vaccines
Reports from Johns Hopkins University advance knowledge in pediatric vaccines
April 29th, 2009
Research findings, 'Factors predicting BCG immunization status in northern Nigeria: a behavioral-ecological perspective,' are discussed in a new report. "This study examines the predictors of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization status among infants in northern Nigeria using a behavioral-ecological model. The findings show only 37.3 percent of the children had received BCG vaccine, and reveal that BCG immunization status in northern Nigeria is influenced by multiple layers of factors, including child's characteristics, parental or household factors, community characteristics, vaccine supply and the policy environment," scientists in the United States report. "At...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-29)
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