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Securitized Health and Zero Dose Children: Structural and Service Contact Determinants of Non-Vaccination in Nigeria

2026-03-04 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundZero-dose children, defined as those who have not received a first dose of a diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT)-containing vaccine, represent one of the sharpest manifestations of inequity in immunisation systems. Nigeria remains one of the largest contributors to the global zero-dose burden, with North-East Nigeria facing intersecting crises of conflict, population displacement, governance fragility, and weakened primary health care. Existing research has largely focused on structural...

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