Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern
Objectives: Measles is a highly infectious immunizable disease with potential for eradication but is still responsible for high mortality among children, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. This study aims to determine the hospital based prevalence of measles, describe the vaccination s...
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doaj-4354e85377914375b4b857fa0c6f822e2020-11-25T01:08:26ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042011-03-01262114117Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality PatternAbdullahi UsmanGrace AhmedUsman AbubakarEdith EzeAbdulrasheed AdegboyeOmotayo AdesiyunMuhammed AdeboyeSolomon AmosBF RotimiObjectives: Measles is a highly infectious immunizable disease with potential for eradication but is still responsible for high mortality among children, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. This study aims to determine the hospital based prevalence of measles, describe the vaccination status of children managed for measles at the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger state and to identify the parental disposition to measles vaccination.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of 18 months beginning from July 2007. All children with a diagnosis of measles made clinically and reinforced with serological test in the WHO Measles, Rubella and Yellow Fever laboratory in Maitama District Hospital, Abuja were recruited. Informed consent was obtained from the parents/care givers. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain information and data analysis was by SPSS version 15.Results: One hundred and nine children were managed for measles, constituting 8�0of total admission over the study period. The male to female ratio was 1.2:1. Of the 109 children with measles, 90 (82�20did not receive measles vaccination. Eighty-eight (80�20of the parents or guardian felt vaccination was bad for various reasons. Of the 23 (21.1�20children whose parents or guardians were positively disposed to vaccination, one death was recorded while the remaining seven deaths were recorded among children whose parents were negatively disposed to vaccination. All the deaths were in the non-vaccinated group below 2 years of age.Conclusion: Measles is still a major health burden in our community. The majority of affected children were not vaccinated due to negative parental disposition. Continuous health education is required for change the disposition of the parents/guardian and improve vaccination coverage to minimize measles associated morbidity and mortality.http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=939466MeaslesImmunizationmortality pattern |
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Abdullahi Usman Grace Ahmed Usman Abubakar Edith Eze Abdulrasheed Adegboye Omotayo Adesiyun Muhammed Adeboye Solomon Amos BF Rotimi Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern Oman Medical Journal Measles Immunization mortality pattern |
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Abdullahi Usman Grace Ahmed Usman Abubakar Edith Eze Abdulrasheed Adegboye Omotayo Adesiyun Muhammed Adeboye Solomon Amos BF Rotimi |
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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern |
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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern |
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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern |
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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern |
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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern |
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measles in a tertiary institution in bida, niger state, nigeria: prevalence, immunization status and mortality pattern |
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1999-768X 2070-5204 |
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Objectives: Measles is a highly infectious immunizable disease with potential for eradication but is still responsible for high mortality among children, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. This study aims to determine the hospital based prevalence of measles, describe the vaccination status of children managed for measles at the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger state and to identify the parental disposition to measles vaccination.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of 18 months beginning from July 2007. All children with a diagnosis of measles made clinically and reinforced with serological test in the WHO Measles, Rubella and Yellow Fever laboratory in Maitama District Hospital, Abuja were recruited. Informed consent was obtained from the parents/care givers. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain information and data analysis was by SPSS version 15.Results: One hundred and nine children were managed for measles, constituting 8�0of total admission over the study period. The male to female ratio was 1.2:1. Of the 109 children with measles, 90 (82�20did not receive measles vaccination. Eighty-eight (80�20of the parents or guardian felt vaccination was bad for various reasons. Of the 23 (21.1�20children whose parents or guardians were positively disposed to vaccination, one death was recorded while the remaining seven deaths were recorded among children whose parents were negatively disposed to vaccination. All the deaths were in the non-vaccinated group below 2 years of age.Conclusion: Measles is still a major health burden in our community. The majority of affected children were not vaccinated due to negative parental disposition. Continuous health education is required for change the disposition of the parents/guardian and improve vaccination coverage to minimize measles associated morbidity and mortality. |
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