Phiona Nalubega1, Agnes Ssali2, Ritah Namugumya1

  • 1Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MUJHU) Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda.

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在乌干达坎帕拉,社区对新生儿感染的认识揭示了有关原因和治疗的不同信仰. 传统疗法比传统医学更受青,突出了人们对预防感染,包括疫苗的理解上的差距.

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