Maternal knowledge and infant uptake of valid hepatitis B vaccine birth dose at routine immunization clinics in Enugu State - Nigeria.

CONCLUSION: Knowledge and uptake of valid HepB-BD were low. Health education on benefits of valid HepB-BD was given to mothers after administration of questionnaires. We disseminated findings to the State Ministry of Health and recommended integration of child delivery and immunization services for birth dose vaccines especially valid HepB-BD. PMID: 32007294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32007294?dopt=Abstract

Source: Vaccine - January 28, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Okenwa UJ, Dairo MD, Bamgboye E, Ajumobi O Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research