title: Households that harbour zero-dose children after door-to-door national immunization campaigns.
abstract: Data from two consecutive rounds of national immunization days were analysed to identify households that harboured zero-dose children after door-to-door immunization campaigns, and to highlight settings and features associated with these households in Chad. The proportion of households harbouring zero-dose children were higher among rural than among urban dwellers and were prevalent among parents who did not know the benefit of polio immunization. These results show the need for more attention to be given to rural dwellers and parent awareness of the benefit of polio immunization.
authors.affiliation: EPI, World Health Organization, Box 152, N'Djamena, Chad. jtshikuka@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jose Gaby
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Tshikuka
authors.forename: Morgaye
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gueim
authors.forename: Pathé Mamadou
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Diallo
mesh_terms: D002596:Chad; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009313:National Health Programs; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral