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Vaccination coverage and the factors influencing routine childhood vaccination uptake among communities experiencing disadvantage in Vellore, southern India: a mixed-methods study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11881-8

Published Online: 2021-10-07

Published Print: 2021-12

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Authors

Francis, Mark Rohit

Nuorti, J. Pekka

Lumme-Sandt, Kirsi

Kompithra, Rajeev Zachariah

Balraj, Vinohar

Kang, Gagandeep

Mohan, Venkata Raghava
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Article History

Received: 24 March 2021

Accepted: 21 September 2021

First Online: 7 October 2021

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: The study protocol received ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India (<i>IRB no. 10691, dated 21.06.2017</i>). Data for the cross-sectional survey were collected by trained field workers using a pre-tested, interviewer-administered questionnaire after obtaining written informed consent from the parents of eligible children. Participants with lower literacy provided a thumbprint in place of their signature on the informed consent form in the presence of a literate witness during the cross-sectional surveys. Group verbal consent for participating in and audio-recording the FGDs was obtained by trained field workers prior to the commencement of each meeting. Only those participants who consented to participate in the study were enrolled. All study methods and procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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