The Introduction of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis and Oral Polio Vaccine Among Young Infants in an Urban African Community: A Natural Experiment
Background: We examined the introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) in an urban community in Guinea-Bissau in the early 1980s. Methods: The child population had been followed with 3-monthly nutritional weighing sessions since 1978. From June 1981 DTP and OPV w...
Main Authors: | Søren Wengel Mogensen, Andreas Andersen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christine S Benn, Peter Aaby |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2017-03-01
|
Series: | EBioMedicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417300464 |
Similar Items
-
Evidence of Increase in Mortality After the Introduction of Diphtheria–Tetanus–Pertussis Vaccine to Children Aged 6–35 Months in Guinea-Bissau: A Time for Reflection?
by: Peter Aaby, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01) -
Severe immune thrombocytopenia following diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccination in a 36-year-old Caucasian woman: a case report
by: Onno Küster, et al.
Published: (2022-05-01) -
Estimation of production consistency of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis components of the DTP vaccine using Shewhart charts
by: I. A. Alekseeva, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01) -
Co-administration of BCG and Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) Vaccinations May Reduce Infant Mortality More Than the WHO-schedule of BCG First and Then DTP. A Re-analysis of Demographic Surveillance Data From Rural Bangladesh
by: Peter Aaby, et al.
Published: (2017-08-01) -
Decline of serologic immunity to diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis with age suggested a full life vaccination in mainland China
by: Dandan Liu, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01)