Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance system Evaluation, Oyo state, Nigeria; 2008-2014
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Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance system Evaluation, Oyo state, Nigeria; 2008-2014
Methods We used the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance system. We conducted a retrospective review of AFP surveillance data between 1st January, 2008 and 31st December, 2014. We conducted in-depth interviews with identified stakeholders. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to Disease Surveillance and Notification O...
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عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1947-2579
DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7674