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• TITLE: Vaccination Coverage and Its Determinants in Children Aged 11 - 23 Months in an Urban District of Nigeria

  AUTHORS: Beckie Nnenna Tagbo, Christopher Bismarck Eke, Babatunde Ishola Omotowo, Chika Nwanma Onwuasigwe, Edelu Benedict Onyeka, Ukoha Oluchi Mildred

  KEYWORDS: Vaccination, Immunization, Coverage, Children, Nigeria

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Vaccines, Vol.4 No.4, October 22, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Performance of the vaccination programme in Nigeria is lower than the regional average as well the 95% target necessary for sustained control of vaccine preventable diseases. This study is aimed at assessing the vaccination coverage and its associated factors in children aged 11 - 23 months in Enugu Metropolis. Methods: A cross sectional study in which caregivers and their children pair, aged 11 - 23 months attending children’s outpatient clinics in Enugu metropolis was undertaken. Respondents were selected consecutively while data were collected using pretested interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 while level of significance was set at p