Willingness of Mothers to Receive Reminders for Routine Vaccination Appointments in Northern Nigeria: A Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study.

Rasheedat Mobolaji IbraheemAfeez Oyesola BelloOlayinka Rasheed IbrahimBilkisu Ilah GarbaRasaki AliuMohammed Baba AbdulkadirRabiu HashimLawal Magaji IbrahimSalihu Sheni MohammedAmina Hannatu SamboGrace AhmedMoshood Adebayo Akintola

Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2021)

Eight of 10 women in Northern Nigeria are willing to receive a reminder for their child. The predominant mode of reminder preferred is phone calls using the local language. Deployment of mobile phone reminders strategy in Northern Nigeria as a means to improve vaccination uptake is feasible. The institution of this strategy can be in collaboration with service providers.

Keyphrases

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