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| Title |
Current Trends of Immunization in Nigeria: Prospect and Challenges
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Tropical Medicine and Health, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.2149/tmh.2013-13 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Endurance A. Ophori, Musa Y. Tula, Azuka V. Azih, Rachel Okojie, Precious E. Ikpo |
| Abstract |
Immunization is aimed at the prevention of infectious diseases. In Nigeria, the National Programme on Immunization (NPI) suffers recurrent setbacks due to many factors including ethnicity and religious beliefs. Nigeria is made up of 36 states with its federal capital in Abuja. The country is divided into six geo-political zones; north central, north west, north east, south east, south west and south south. The population is unevenly distributed across the country. The average population density in 2006 was estimated at 150 people per square kilometres with Lagos, Anambra, Imo, Abia, and Akwa Ibom being the most densely populated states. Most of the densely populated states are found in the south east. Kano with an average density of 442 persons per square kilometre, is the most densely populated state in the northern part of the country. This study presents a review on the current immunization programme and the many challenges affecting its success in the eradication of childhood diseases in Nigeria. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 33% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Angola | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 595 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 126 | 21% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 76 | 13% |
| Researcher | 62 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 50 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 4% |
| Other | 73 | 12% |
| Unknown | 189 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 201 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 56 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 2% |
| Other | 78 | 13% |
| Unknown | 210 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 59. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 May 2023.
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