Timeliness of immunisation with the pentavalent vaccine at different levels of the health care system in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study

• Lisa Hefele ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lisa.hefele@lih.lu

  Affiliations Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-9503

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• Sengdavanh Syphan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao PDR

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Dalouny Xayavong,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Vientiane, Lao PDR

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Anousin Homsana,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Vientiane, Lao PDR

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Daria Kleine,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

  Affiliations Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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• Phetsavanh Chanthavilay,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Institute of Research and Education Development, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao PDR

  Affiliation Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Phonethipsavanh Nouanthong,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Kinnaly Xaydalasouk,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Outavong Phathammavong,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Somxay Billamay,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Children Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Anonh Xeuatvongsa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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• Daniel Reinharz,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

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• Antony P. Black,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

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• Claude P. Muller

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Lao-Lux Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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