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Community perceptions of malaria and vaccines in the South Coast and Busia regions of Kenya

BACKGROUND: Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years in Kenya. Within the context of planning for a vaccine to be used alongside existing malaria control methods, this study explores sociocultural and health communications issues among individuals who ar...

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Autores principales:	Ojakaa, David I, Ofware, Peter, Machira, Yvonne W, Yamo, Emmanuel, Collymore, Yvette, Ba-Nguz, Antoinette, Vansadia, Preeti, Bingham, Allison
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2011
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3120733/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21624117 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-147

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