Behavioural determinants of zero-dose and under-immunisation in conflict-affected Northwest and Southwest Cameroon: Findings from a doer/non-doer assessment

Delphine Chifor  Fri; Hilary Banlack; Eugène  Foyeth; Njume Epie; Gisele Mah

doi:10.55225/hppa.729

Autor

Delphine Chifor Fri Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1826-6132
Hilary Banlack Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6796-998X
Eugène Foyeth Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7279-7714
Njume Epie Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1788-6958
Gisele Mah North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-9935

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55225/hppa.729

Słowa kluczowe:

zero-dose children, immunisation barriers, conflict-affected populations, social and behaviour change, Cameroon

Abstrakt

Keywords: Zero-dose children, immunisation barriers, Doer/Non-Doer analysis, conflict-affected populations, social and behaviour change, Cameroon, vaccine hesitancy, humanitarian health.

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