Open AccessAge at first dose of measles vaccination in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Yemane Berhane,
W. William Schluter,
F Oyewole,
Olusegun Babaniyi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v86i3.54960
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , vaccination , measles vaccine , virology , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health
Although measles vaccination is recommended to be given at nine months of age in Ethiopia and in most of sub-Saharan Africa, no information is available about the age at which children actually receive their first dose of measles vaccine. This has important implications in terms of preventing infection and averting epidemics of measles.
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