title: Interventions for improving childhood vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries.
abstract: 'Cochrane Corner' in the November SAMJ highlights a Cochrane review that evaluated the effects of interventions for improving childhood vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Which interventions increase the uptake of childhood vaccines in low and middle-income countries?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health education, home visits, and reminders probably increase the uptake of childhood vaccines in low and middle-income countries.
authors.affiliation: Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa; Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa. charlesw@sun.ac.za.
authors.forename: Charles Shey
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wiysonge
authors.forename: Taryn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kredo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCaul
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Volmink
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*