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Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis

  • Charles S. Wiysonge ,

    Contributed equally to this work with: Charles S. Wiysonge, Olalekan A. Uthman

    * E-mail: charles.wiysonge@uct.ac.za

    Affiliations Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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  • Olalekan A. Uthman ,

    Contributed equally to this work with: Charles S. Wiysonge, Olalekan A. Uthman

    Affiliations African Public Health Foundation, Abuja, Nigeria, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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  • Peter M. Ndumbe,

    Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

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  • Gregory D. Hussey

    Affiliations Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis

  • Charles S. Wiysonge, 
  • Olalekan A. Uthman, 
  • Peter M. Ndumbe, 
  • Gregory D. Hussey
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  • Published: May 25, 2012
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037905
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