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Influence of Message Content in Persuasive Communication on Adoption of Routine Immunisation of Children Aged 0-5 years in Bomet County, Kenya
Amatu, Mary; Mberia, Hellen; wa Ngula, Kaylo (185 Journal of Development and Communication Studies,, 2021)An estimated two to three million annual deaths from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are prevented through immunisation. Currently about 19.5 million infants miss out on routine immunisation globally. We carried out a ... -
Influence of Message Content in Persuasive Communication on Adoption of Routine Immunisation of Children Aged 0-5 years in Bomet County, Kenya
Amatu, Mary; Mberia, Hellen; Kaylo wa Ngula (Journal of Development and Communication Studies, 2021-03-10)An estimated two to three million annual deaths from vaccine preventable diseases(VPDs) are prevented through immunisation. Currently about 19.5 million infants miss out on routine immunisation globally. We carried out a ... -
Persuasive Communication: The role of Caregiver Characteristics on Adaption of Routine Immunization Services of Children aged 0-5 years in Bomet County.
Amatu, Mary; Mberia, Hellen; Wa Ngula, Kyalo (International Journal of Communication and Public Relation, 2021)Purpose: An estimated two to three million annual deaths from Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are preventable through immunization. Currently about 19.5 million infants miss out on routine immunization globally. The ... -
Risk factors for Tuberculosis in Mwea West Sub-County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Amatu, Mary; Butto, Dennis; Muriuki, Dennis (IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Scienc, 2017)In the year 2012, 89,568 cases of Tuberculosis (TB) were notified in Kenya. Using this figure, World health Organization (WHO) ranked the country 15th out of 22 countries with high TB burden. ...