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  • Inventi:hnpn/42733/21
    Associated Factors to Immunization Timeliness and Completion in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Essos Hospital Center Yaounde
    01-Jul-2021 Research 2021 : July - September
    Kouya Marie, Nga Motaze Annie Carole, Epée Ngoue Jeannette, Sandie Arsène Brunelle, Koki Ndombo Paul Olivier, Njom Nlend Anne Esther

    Introduction: Vaccination is very often delayed in premature and low birth weight infants. However, timely vaccination is even more important in this population because of their increased susceptibility to infection. Objective: To assess immunization practice and factors associated with vaccine promptness and completeness in former preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analytical cross-sectional study (January 2017 to February 2019). Main Measurement: Promptness and completeness at each contact, Statistical analysis was performed using R software version 3.6.2, logistic regression was used to estimate the Odds Ratio (OR) and their 95% Confidence Interval (CI). Results: We recruited 310 children aged 12 to 36 months born before 37 weeks with low birth weight, 163 (52.6%) of whom were female.................

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    Attribution/ CC Compliant Citation: Marie, K., Carole, N.M.A., Jeannette, E.N., Brunelle, S.A., Olivier, K.N.P. and Esther, N.N.A. (2021) Associated Factors to Immunization Timeliness and Completion in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Essos Hospital Center Yaounde. Open Journal of Pediatrics , 11, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojped.2021.111002 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Some formatting elements, header, footer, logos, dates and pagination were modified while adapting this article.
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