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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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