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Does it really matter where you live? A multilevel analysis of factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa

Olalekan A. UthmanWarwick-Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery (WCAHRD), Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK;Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, 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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Evanson Z. SambalaCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-0812View further author information
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Abdu A. AdamuCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa;Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3317-1319View further author information
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Duduzile NdwandweCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-3865View further author information
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Alison B. WiyehCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0417-3948View further author information
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Tawa OlukadeResearch and Development, Center for Evidence-Based Global Health, NigeriaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-5355View further author information
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Ghose BishwajitSchool of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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Sanni YayaSchool of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-6043View further author information
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Jean-Marie Okwo-BeleImmunization Unit, Independent Consultant, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Charles S. WiysongeCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa;Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa;School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779View further author information
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Pages 2397-2404 | Received 22 May 2018, Accepted 17 Jul 2018, Published online: 29 Aug 2018

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Chukwudi A. Nnaji, Charles S. Wiysonge, Sara Cooper, Asanda Mayeye, Lucy Luphondo, Thobile Mabuya, Ntomboxolo Kalui, Maia Lesosky & Duduzile Ndwandwe. (2023) Contextualising missed opportunities for children’s vaccination: A theory-informed qualitative study in primary care settings in Cape Town, South Africa. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 19:1.
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Merga Dheresa, Yadeta Dessie, Belay Negash, Bikila Balis, Tamirat Getachew, Galana Mamo Ayana, Bedasa Taye Merga & Lemma Demissie Regassa. (2021) Child Vaccination Coverage, Trends and Predictors in Eastern Ethiopia: Implication for Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 14, pages 2657-2667.
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Abdu a Adamu, Téné-Alima Essoh, Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Rabiu I Jalo, Yusuf Saleh, Aristide Aplogan & Charles S Wiysonge. (2021) Drivers of hesitancy towards recommended childhood vaccines in African settings: a scoping review of literature from Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia. Expert Review of Vaccines 20:5, pages 611-621.
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Duduzile Ndwandwe, Chukwudi A. Nnaji, Thandiwe Mashunye, Olalekan A. Uthman & Charles S. Wiysonge. (2021) Incomplete vaccination and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in South Africa: an analysis of the South African demographic and health survey 2016. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 17:1, pages 247-254.
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Abdu A Adamu, Olalekan A Uthman, Muktar A Gadanya & Charles S Wiysonge. (2019) Implementation and evaluation of a collaborative quality improvement program to improve immunization rate and reduce missed opportunities for vaccination in primary health-care facilities: a time series study in Kano, Nigeria. Expert Review of Vaccines 18:9, pages 969-991.
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Abdu A Adamu, Olalekan A Uthman, Muktar A Gadanya, Sara Cooper & Charles S Wiysonge. (2019) Using the theoretical domains framework to explore reasons for missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Kano, Nigeria: a qualitative study in the pre-implementation phase of a collaborative quality improvement project. Expert Review of Vaccines 18:8, pages 847-857.
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Shabir A. Madhi & Helen Rees. (2018) Special focus on challenges and opportunities for the development and use of vaccines in Africa. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 14:10, pages 2335-2339.
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