FACTORS INFLUENCING ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AMONG CHILDREN IN KWALE COUNTY
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijmhs.v5i3.124Abstract
Background: Routine immunization coverage in the developing world is low at 60% compared to the developed world above 80%. Due to the low coverage many children die from lack of immunization while others have been disabled. In Kenya, infant’s mortality rate is currently estimated to be 77 per 1000 live births while under five mortality rate is 115 per live births.
Objective: To determine factor influencing routine immunization coverage among children in Kwale sub-District hospital
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting: Kwale sub-District Hospital, Kwale County, Kenya.
Subjects: Mothers/caretakers of children brought to the health facility for immunization
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