Vaccine uptake and associated factors in an irregular urban settlement in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ana Amélia Corrêa de Araújo Veras (Author), Eduardo Jorge da Fonseca Lima (Author), Maria de Fátima Costa Caminha (Author), Suzana Lins da Silva (Author), Amanda Alves Moreira de Castro (Author), Andressa Lílian Bezerra Bernardo (Author), Maria Lídia Amaral Barbosa Ventura (Author), Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira (Author), Malaquias Batista Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, childhood immunization saves the lives of 2-3 million children annually by protecting them against vaccine-preventable diseases. In 2017, 116.2 million children were vaccinated worldwide according to the World Health Organization. Nevertheless, figures suggest that 19.5...