Factors Associated with the Uptake of Antenatal Tetanus Toxoids Containing Vaccine by First-Time Mothers in Nigeria: Findings from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey

• Published in: Journal of pregnancy Vol. 2022; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Morhason-Bello, Imran, Kareem, Yusuf O., Illah, Ojone, Akinyemi, Joshua O., Abdus-salam, Rukiyat, Lawal, Olatunji, Bello, Oluwasomidoyin, Obajimi, Gbolahan, Adewole, Isaac F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 14.09.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Attended births; Cellular telephones; Clinics; Data collection; Decision making; Demography; Dosage and administration; Health aspects; Health behavior; Health surveys; Households; Immunization; Midwifery; Miscarriage; Motivation; Neonates; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Public health; Stillbirth; Surveys; Tetanus; Tetanus antitoxin; Toxoids; Vaccines; Womens health; Nigeria

Background. Maternal and neonatal tetanus remains a public health problem in low-and-middle-income countries despite the increasing investment in tetanus toxoid containing vaccines (TTCV). Nigeria still records fatalities from tetanus, predominantly in women of reproductive age and in newborns. This...