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| Tove K RymanSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Community and health worker perceptions and preferences regarding integration of other health services with routine vaccinations: four case studiesTove K Ryman
Global Immunization Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30307, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S49-55. 2012..Yet knowledge gaps remain regarding community members and health workers acceptance, priorities, and concerns related to integration...
Integration of routine vaccination and hygiene interventions: a comparison of 2 strategies in KenyaTove K Ryman
Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A05, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S65-76. 2012..We compared 2 strategies to integrate hygiene interventions with vaccinations in Kenya's Homa Bay district, 1 using community workers to support nurses and 1 using nurses...
Too little but not too late: results of a literature review to improve routine immunization programs in developing countriesTove K Ryman
Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road MS E05, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 8:134. 2008..In this paper, we present strategies that may be used at the sub-national level to improve routine immunization programs...
Implementation and evaluation of the Reaching Every District (RED) strategy in Assam, India, 2005-2008Tove K Ryman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E05, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Vaccine 29:2555-60. 2011..Further studies are needed to determine if the improved process indicators have sustainable impact on maintaining improvements in coverage...
Implementation of the reaching every district (RED) approach: experience from North SudanT K Ryman
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
East Mediterr Health J 17:804-12. 2011..Although it is not possible to directly attribute the overall increase in DPT3 coverage to RED implementation, RED implementation quality might be associated with improved DPT3 coverage...
Impact of integration of hygiene kit distribution with routine immunizations on infant vaccine coverage and water treatment and handwashing practices of Kenyan mothersElizabeth C Briere
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S56-64. 2012..Further study is needed to assess hygiene incentives, implement alternative water quality indicators, and evaluate the impact of this intervention in other settings...
Validity of Expanded Program on Immunization Contact Method health behavior estimates in MaliStanley C Wei
Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S112-9. 2012..No systematic evaluation of EPI-CM validity has yet been conducted...
Contribution of Immunization Weeks toward improving coverage, access to services, and completion of recommended childhood vaccinations in Assam, IndiaTove K Ryman
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 30:2551-5. 2012..However, the UIP appeared to be a better system for ensuring that children received all doses in the recommended vaccination series...
Experiences integrating delivery of maternal and child health services with childhood immunization programs: systematic review updateAaron S Wallace
Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S6-19. 2012..We updated our previous review of integrated programs and reviewed reports of integration of MCH services with immunization programs at the service delivery level...
Timing of hepatitis B vaccination and impact of non-simultaneous vaccination with DTP vaccine following introduction of a hepatitis B birth dose in the PhilippinesAaron S Wallace
Global Immunization Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Public Health Policy 33:368-81. 2012..Program implementers should monitor vaccination timeliness and increase simultaneous administration to improve vaccination coverage and decrease disease incidence...
Reasons related to non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children in low and middle income countries: findings from a systematic review of the published literature, 1999-2009Jeanette J Rainey
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Immunization Division, USA
Vaccine 29:8215-21. 2011....
Should outbreak response immunization be recommended for measles outbreaks in middle- and low-income countries? An updateK Lisa Cairns
Global Immunization Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA
J Infect Dis 204:S35-46. 2011..World Health Organization guidelines published in 1999 recommended against ORI in such settings, although recently these guidelines have been reversed for countries with measles mortality reduction goals...
Effect of the Expanded Program on Immunization Contact Method of data collection on health behaviors in MaliStanley C Wei
Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 205:S103-11. 2012..We evaluated whether asking caretakers about health behaviors during EPI visits led to changes in those behaviors...
Estimating vaccination coverage: validity of household-retained vaccination cards and parental recallElizabeth T Luman
Global Immunization Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Vaccine 27:2534-9. 2009....
