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Child Health Indicators in Shareq Elneel Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Child Health Indicators in Shareq Elneel Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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Abstract
Objective: To study child health status in Shareq Elneel Locality and its administrative units, Khartoum State, Sudan. Methods: A two stages cluster sampling, cross-sectional study was conducted in Shareq Elneel Locality and it is eight administrative units in Khartoum State, Sudan, in 2008. Questionnaires were collected from the caretakers of 5858 child under-5 years of age and anthropometric measurements were taken for children whose parents were consented. Results: 69.4% of under 5 years children received the third dose of Poliomyelitis vaccine (Polio3) in the locality, 66.5% of under 5 years children received DPT3 vaccination in the locality, 71.9% of under 5 years children received Measles vaccination in the locality and 91.4% of the children under- 5 years in the locality had immunization card. There was evidence of a significant association between children under -5 measles vaccination and women’s highest level of school attend...
