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Adolescent Girls’ Understanding of Tetanus Infection and Prevention: Implications for the Disease Control in Western Nigeria

Tetanus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Nigeria is aiming to eliminate tetanus by maintaining coverage of routine vaccinations for infants and pregnant women, but little attention is given to the adolescents’ needs. This study assessed the understanding of adoles...

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Autores principales: Orimadegun, Adebola Emmanuel, Adepoju, Akinlolu Adedayo, Akinyinka, Olusegun Olusina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24724076
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00024