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Rural-urban disparities in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country decomposition analyses

Abdu A. AdamuDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa;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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Olalekan A. UthmanCentre 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;Warwick-Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery (WCAHRD), Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-3081View further author information
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Evanson Z. SambalaDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-0812View further author information
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Duduzile NdwandweDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-3865View further author information
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Alison B. WiyehDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0417-3948View further author information
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Tawa OlukadeDepartment of Research and Development, Center for Evidence-Based Global Health, Cape Town, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-5355View further author information
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Ghose BishwajitSchool of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Cape town, CanadaView further author information
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Sanni YayaSchool of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Cape town, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-6043View further author information
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Jean-Marie Okwo-BeleIndependent Consultant, Geneva, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Charles S. WiysongeDivision of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa;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 Africa;School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779View further author information
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Pages 1191-1198 | Received 13 Aug 2018, Accepted 22 Jan 2019, Published online: 08 Apr 2019

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