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Abstract
A survey of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in eastern Zimbabwe showed a low valid immunization coverage by one year of age. While health personnel originally thought traditional and religious beliefs were to blame, the survey indicated the problem lay in the poor quality of EPI services. Focus group discussions with mothers confirmed this. Mothers were well informed, highly motivated and had many suggestions on how services could be improved, but were rarely given the opportunity to discuss them with health workers.Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Child Health; Client-staff Relations; Critique; Data Collection; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Focus Groups; Health; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Immunization; Interpersonal Relations; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Health Care; Research Methodology; Rural Population--women; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys; Zimbabwe
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8397735
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World Health Forum ISSN： 0251-2432