The coverage of measles vaccination among the children aged 12 – 23 months in the urban areas of Bellary
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Measles is highly infectious with an estimated secondary attack rate of 75-90% of susceptible household contacts. The basic reproductive rate (R0) is estimated to be between 12-18 compared to 4-7 for mumps, polio, and rubella. Transmission occurs by respiratory droplets or particle aerosols with infectivity greatest at 3 days before rash onset. It is most often contracted by an infected person coughing or sneezing or being in direct contact with virus infected nasal or throat secretions Methodology: This was a cross sectional study carried out for a period of three months among urban areas of Bellary. The study population consisted of children aged between 12 – 23 months in urban areas of Bellary. The required sample size was selected by using 30 cluster survey methods. Results: Among total 210 children, highest proportion of children were in the age group of 22 months (23.3%) followed by 19 months (21.9%), 20 months (20.9%), 21 months (11.9%), and 14 months (7.14%). Few children were in age groups of 13 and 15 months. Conclusion: Measles vaccination coverage was found to be 91.4% for Measles 1 and 76.6% for Measles.
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Ramesh K, Gangadhar Goud
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