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Health facility capacity and Health-care worker knowledge, attitudes, and practices of hepatitis B vaccine birth-dose and maternal tetanus-diphtheria vaccine administration in Nigeria: A baseline assessment

Uba, Belinda V; Mohammed, Yahaya; Rhoda Fadahunsi, A; Adefisoye Adewole, G; Ugbenyo, Gideon; Wisdom, Margeret Osas; Wazir, Ndadilnasiya E; Michael, Charles A; Okeke, Lilian Akudo; Michael, Charles A; Okeke, Lilian Akudo; Kanu, Florence; Ikwe, Hadley; Sandhu, Hardeep S; Asekun, Adeyelu; Tohme, Rania A; Freeland, Catherine; Minta, Anna; Bashir, Sulaiman Saidu; Isa, Abdullahi; Vasumu, James J; Bahuli, Abubakar U; Ugwu, George O; Obi, Emmanuel I; Ismail, Binta Aduke; Okposen, Bassey Bassey; Bolu, Omotayo O; Shuaib, Faisal.
Ann. afr. med; 24 (1), 2025
Background: Hepatitis B virus(HBV) and neonatal tetanus infections remain endemic in Nigeria despite the availability of safe, effective vaccines. We aimed to determine health facilities’ capacity for hepatitis B vaccine birth dose (HepB‑BD) and maternal tetanus‑diphtheria (Td) vaccination and to...
Hepatitis B virus, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Infections, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Parturition, Vaccination, Contraindications, Attitude
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A review of the current diphtheria outbreaks

Medugu, N; Musa-Booth, T O; Adegboro, B; Onipede, A O; Babazhitsu, M; Amaza, R.
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 24 (2), 2023
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is responsible for both endemic and epidemic diphtheria. The predisposing factor for this disease is the failure to immunize during childhood. Humans are the only hosts of the organism and is present in the upper respiratory tract. The organism is transmitted via airborne rout...
Actinomycetales, Disease Outbreaks, Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine, Vaccination Coverage, Diphtheria,
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