Abstract:Background: The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is currently being piloted in three African countries. We sought to identify whether vaccination could reach additional children who are at risk from malaria but do not currently have access to, or use, core malaria interventions.
Methods: Using data from household surveys we calculated the overlap between malaria intervention coverage and childhood vaccination (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis dose 3, DTP3) uptake in 20 African countries with at least one first administr… Show more
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