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Can vaccination coverage be improved by reducing missed opportunities for vaccination? Findings from assessments in Chad and Malawi using the new WHO methodology

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  • Ikechukwu Udo Ogbuanu
  • Anyie J Li
  • Blanche-philomene Melanga Anya
  • Mbaihol Tamadji
  • Geoffrey Chirwa
  • Kwame W Chiwaya
  • Mohamed El-Hafiz Djalal
  • Dah Cheikh
  • Zorodzai Machekanyanga
  • Joseph Okeibunor
  • Colin Sanderson
  • Richard Mihigo

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Background: In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated the global methodology for assessing and reducing missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV), when eligible children have contact with the health system but are not vaccinated. This paper presents the results of two pilot assessments conducted in Chad and Malawi. Methods: Using the ten-step global WHO MOV strategy, we purposively selected districts and health facilities, with non-probabilistic sampling of

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  • Ikechukwu Udo Ogbuanu & Anyie J Li & Blanche-philomene Melanga Anya & Mbaihol Tamadji & Geoffrey Chirwa & Kwame W Chiwaya & Mohamed El-Hafiz Djalal & Dah Cheikh & Zorodzai Machekanyanga & Joseph Okeib, 2019. "Can vaccination coverage be improved by reducing missed opportunities for vaccination? Findings from assessments in Chad and Malawi using the new WHO methodology," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0210648
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210648
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