Perceptions of yellow fever emergency mass vaccinations among vulnerable groups in Uganda: A qualitative study.

• Main Authors: Lena Huebl (Author), Aloysious Nnyombi (Author), Aban Kihumuro (Author), Denis Lukwago (Author), Eddy Walakira (Author), Ruth Kutalek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Yellow fever (YF), a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, is endemic in Uganda and causes frequent outbreaks. A total of 1.6 million people were vaccinated during emergency mass immunization campaigns in 2011 and 2016. This study explored local perceptions of YF eme...