Neonatal vaccination of low birthweight infants in Ghana.

Maureen A O'LearyKaren EdmondSian FloydLisa HurtCaitlin ShannonGyan ThomasSam NewtonBetty KirkwoodSara Thomas

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2016)

LBW is a risk factor for neonatal under-vaccination, even for facility-born infants. Ensuring vaccination at facility births would substantively improve timing and equitable BCG vaccination.

Keyphrases

gestational age
long term care