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Immunisation with BCG in the Maringue District, Sofala Province, Mozambique
Joint Authors
Bufardeci, Giuseppe
Consonni, Dario
Montenegro Agorostos Karagianis, Marina Margarida
Source
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
We evaluated immunisation with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) among newborns in 2011 in the Maringue District, Sofala Province, Mozambique, which includes seven health units.
The study was motivated by the fact that in official reports, immunisation coverage was unreliable (more than 100%).
Methods.
The office of maternal-child health of the central Maringué-Sede health unit provided the number of live newborns in 2011 at the maternal clinics of the seven health units and an estimate of the number of home deliveries.
From vaccination registers, we abstracted records of BCG vaccinations administered in the period 01/01/2011–30/06/2012 to children born in 2011.
Results.
The number of live newborns was 3,353.
Overall, the number of BCG vaccinations administered was 2,893, with a coverage of 86.3%.
Conclusion.
In this study, we could only calculate an approximate coverage estimate, because of unavailability of adequate individual information.
Recording practices should be changed in order to allow use of individual information and linkage across different information sources and thus a more precise vaccination coverage assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Consonni, Dario& Montenegro Agorostos Karagianis, Marina Margarida& Bufardeci, Giuseppe. 2013. Immunisation with BCG in the Maringue District, Sofala Province, Mozambique. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Consonni, Dario…[et al.]. Immunisation with BCG in the Maringue District, Sofala Province, Mozambique. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Consonni, Dario& Montenegro Agorostos Karagianis, Marina Margarida& Bufardeci, Giuseppe. Immunisation with BCG in the Maringue District, Sofala Province, Mozambique. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462523
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462523