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Access to routine immunization: A comparative analysis of supply-side disparities between northern and southern Nigeria [1]

The available data on routine immunization in Nigeria show a disparity in coverage between Northern and Southern Nigeria, with the former performing worse. The effect of socio-cultural differences on health-seeking behaviour has been identified in the literature as the main cause of the disparity. Our study analyses the role of supply-side determinants, particularly access to services, in causing these disparities.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
21/12/2015
Ejemai Eboreime [3], Seye Abimbola [4], Fiammetta Bozzani [5]
PLoS ONE [6]
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Tags:
Immunisation [7], Nigeria [8], Africa [9], Health Care [10], Vaccination [11], Religious Beliefs [12], Polio [13], Measles [14], Child Health [15]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/access-routine-immunization-comparative-analysis-supply-side-disparities-between
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144876
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ejemai-eboreime
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/seye-abimbola
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fiammetta-bozzani
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polio
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/measles
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health