Estimation of the wastage rate of MMR and pentavalent vaccines in open and closed vials in three western provinces of Iran

Background: Vaccine wastage is one of quality indicators of immunization program and high vaccine wastage will increase overall costs and impede efforts towards a more efficient and sustainable program. We aimed at estimating of the wastage rates of Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and pentavalent (dipht...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Golamabbas Zamani, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Azadeh Asgarian, Sima Afrashteh, Hassan Gharibnavaz, Mojtaba Haghgou, Souleymane Kone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020308604