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Households that harbour zero-dose children after door-to-door national immunization campaigns

Jose Gaby Tshikuka PhD  ^1,4   Morgaye Gueim MD  ²   Pathé Mamadou Diallo MD PhD  ^3,5

¹ EPI, World Health Organization (WHO), Box 152, N'Djamena;; ² MSF, N'Djamena;; ³ WHO, N'Djamena, Chad;; ⁴ 325 Baffin. DDO, Qu7#x00E9; Canada H9a 3GA;; ⁵ WHO, Nouakchott, Mauritania

Correspondence to: Dr Jose Gaby Tshikuka jtshikuka{at}hotmail.com

Data from two consecutive rounds of national immunization days were analysed to identify households that harboured zero-dose children after door-to-door immunization campaigns, and to highlight settings and features associated with these households in Chad. The proportion of households harbouring zero-dose children were higher among rural than among urban dwellers and were prevalent among parents who did not know the benefit of polio immunization. These results show the need for more attention to be given to rural dwellers and parent awareness of the benefit of polio immunization.

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