Does improving maternal knowledge of vaccines impact infant immunization rates? A community-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan
Open Access
- 17 April 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1) , 239
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-239
Abstract
In Pakistan, only 59-73% of children 12-23 months of age are fully immunized. This randomized, controlled trial was conducted to assess the impact of a low-literacy immunization promotion educational intervention for mothers living in low-income communities of Karachi on infant immunization completion rates.Keywords
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