Publication date: Jun 16, 2026
The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) reduces vaccine preventable disease-related childhood morbidity and mortality. Vaccine coverage and timeliness are crucial to maximise protection in children 5 days before, within 28 days of, and > 28 days after the projected dates, respectively. Modified Poisson regression was used to assess factors associated with delayed/non-vaccination and vaccination completeness. The COVID-19 period was defined as the 6 months after the start of South African lockdown. Of 922 enrolled children, 814 children
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Months | Immunization |
| Therapy | Measles |
| Tuberculosis | Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| Uptake | Stockout |
| Vaccination | Vaccines |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | multidrug-resistant tuberculosis |
| disease | MESH | Tuberculosis |
| pathway | KEGG | Tuberculosis |
| disease | MESH | vaccine preventable disease |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | Measles |
| pathway | KEGG | Measles |
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