| Literature DB >> 9492910 |
W K Bosu1, D Ahelegbe, E Edum-Fotwe, K A Bainson, P K Turkson.
Abstract
Improving immunization coverage is vital to promoting child health and reducing childhood diseases and deaths. In spite of being actively promoted as a major public health intervention for national development since the late 1970s, immunization coverage in Ghana remains low. We investigated factors that influence attendance to immunization sessions in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem District of Ghana. The major factors hindering attendance were poor knowledge about immunization, lack of suitable venues and furniture at outreach clinics, financial difficulties, long waiting times, transport difficulties, poorly motivated service providers and weak intersectoral collaboration. The timing of immunization sessions, length of prior notice to the community, attitude of service providers and fear of side-effects generally did not deter attendance.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Child Health Services; Clinic Visits; Data Collection; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Focus Groups; Ghana; Health; Health Personnel; Health Services; Immunization; Infant; Maternal-child Health Services; Mothers; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Primary Health Care; Program Activities; Programs; Research Methodology; Research Report; Rural Population; Sampling Studies; Service Statistics; Studies; Surveys; Western Africa; Youth
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9492910 DOI： 10.1016/s0001-706x(97)00094-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Trop ISSN： 0001-706X Impact factor: 3.112