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Table 1 Schedule for childhood immunization in Sierra Leone based on Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

From: Delays in childhood immunization in a conflict area: a study from Sierra Leone during civil war

Time point

Disease

Vaccination

Birth

Tuberculosis

BCG

6 weeks

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis + Polio

DTP-1 + OPV-1

10 weeks

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis + Polio

DTP-2 + OPV-2

14 weeks

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis + Polio

DTP-3 + OPV-3

9 months

Measles

Measles

15 months

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis

DTP booster

18 months

Measles

1st measles booster

24 months

Measles

2nd measles booster*

  1. * not practised in Sierra Leone during study period