Effect of national immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine on all-cause mortality in children in rural northern Ghana: 20 years of demographic surveillance cohort dataResearch in context

Effect of national immunisation campaigns with oral polio vaccine on all-cause mortality in children in rural northern Ghana: 20 years of demographic surveillance cohort dataResearch in context

Summary: Background: Studies from Guinea-Bissau and Bangladesh have shown that campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV) may be associated with 25–31% lower child mortality. Between 1996 and 2015, Ghana had 50 national C-OPVs and numerous campaigns with vitamin A supplementation (VAS), and measles...

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Main Authors: Paul Welaga, Martin Kavao Mutua, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi, Patrick Ansah, Peter Aaby, Sebastian Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Oral polio vaccine campaigns
OPV
Non-specific effects of vaccines
Child mortality
Triangulation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537023004996

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