African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 81

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluating mothers’ knowledge and attitude as a contributing factor to the low childhood immunization uptake in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Uzoma Vivian Asiegbu
  • Uzoma Vivian Asiegbu
  • Department of Paediatrics, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Dorathy Chinwe Obu
  • Dorathy Chinwe Obu
  • Department of Paediatrics, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Alfred F.I. Una
  • Alfred F.I. Una
  • Department of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu
  • Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu
  • Department of Paediatrics, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Obiora Kingsley Asiegbu
  • Obiora Kingsley Asiegbu
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 26 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 28 July 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

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