Vaccination following the expanded programme on immunization schedule could help to reduce deaths in children under five hospitalized for pneumonia and severe pneumonia in a developing country

• Main Authors: Abu Sadat Mohammed Sayeem Bin Shahid (Author), Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (Author), K. M. Shahunja (Author), Farzana Afroze (Author), Monira Sarmin (Author), Sharika Nuzhat (Author), Tahmina Alam (Author), Fahmida Chowdhury (Author), Mst Shahin Sultana (Author), Mst Mahmuda Ackhter (Author), Irin Parvin (Author), Haimanti Saha (Author), Shoeb Bin Islam (Author), Lubaba Shahrin (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Mohammod Jobayer Chisti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundWorldwide, pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in children under the age of five. An expanded program on immunization (EPI) is one kind of evidence-based tool for controlling and even eradicating infectious diseases.ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the impact of EPI vaccinatio...