The coverage of hepatitis B birth dose vaccination in Nigeria: Does the place of delivery matter?

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Authors

Babayemi O. Olakunde · University of Nigeria

Daniel A Adeyinka · Federal Ministry of Health

Olubunmi A. Olakunde · Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Board

Temitayo Ogundipe · Regional Medical Center

Oladunni Filani · Howard University Hospital

Echezona E. Ezeanolue · University of Nigeria

Abstract

Children are less likely to receive the HepB-BD vaccine if they are delivered at a private health facility or at home. There is a need for private health sector engagement for immunization service delivery and innovative community-based interventions to reach the children delivered at home.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volume 116, Issue 4, pp. 359-368

DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab129

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