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Drivers of hesitancy towards recommended childhood vaccines in African settings: a scoping review of literature from Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia

Abdu a Adamua Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;b Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Téné-Alima Essohc Agence De Médecine Préventive (AMP) Afrique – Preventive Medicine Agency Africa, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireView further author information
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Gbadebo Collins Adeyanjud Psychology and Infectious Diseases Lab, Department of Media and Communication Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany;e Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioural Science (CEREB), University of ErfurtErfurt, GermanyView further author information
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Rabiu I Jalof Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Science, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria;g Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, NigeriaView further author information
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Yusuf Salehg Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, NigeriaView further author information
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Aristide Aploganc Agence De Médecine Préventive (AMP) Afrique – Preventive Medicine Agency Africa, Abidjan, Cote d’IvoireView further author information
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Charles S Wiysongea Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;b Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa;h Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779View further author information
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Pages 611-621 | Received 14 Oct 2020, Accepted 04 Mar 2021, Published online: 22 Mar 2021

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