WHY PARENTS SAY NO TO HAVING THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS ON MMR VACCINE HESITANCY

Ongoing outbreaks of measles threaten its elimination status in the United States.Its resurgence points to lower parental vaccine confidence and local pockets of unvaccinated and undervaccinated individuals.The geographic clustering of hesitancy to MMR indicates the presence of social drivers that shape parental perceptions and decisions on immuniz

This paper examines the relationship between the presence of air pollution and incidence of selected respiratory diseases in the urban population of the Tri-City agglomeration.The study takes into consideration the specific character of the region, relating to coastal, and port-based shipping.Three research hypotheses formulated the study.General r

Abstract Background Although usually believed to be harmless, intestinal spirochetosis may active erosive colitis associated with intestinal spirochetosis that may mimic idiopathic chronic inflammatory bowel disease.Case presentation.A 49-year-old homosexual male patient sought medical assistance due to asthenia, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, and diar

Addisu Tadesse Sahile,1 Getabalew Endazenew Bekele2 1Department of Public Health, Unity University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Social and Population Health, Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Addisu Tadesse Sahile Tel +251 9 12096667Email [email protected]: Diabetes mellitus is one of th