×
Suggest this Article to:
TOP INDEXERS
Public Article
-
verified
Measles Vaccination among Children (12 to 23 Months) in IDPs Settlements of Khartoum State, Sudan
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
Publisher: author
Measles Vaccination among Children (12 to 23 Months) in IDPs Settlements of Khartoum State, Sudan
Indexed in
Health Sciences
ARTICLE-FACTOR
1.3
Article Basics Score: 2
Article Transparency Score: 3
Article Operation Score: 2
Article Articles Score: 3
Article Accessibility Score: 3
SUBMIT PAPER ASK QUESTION
International Category Code (ICC):
ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
International Journal Address (IAA):
IAA.ZONE/192991664247
eISSN
:
1929 - 4247
VALID
ISSN Validator
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the coverage rate of measles vaccine among children 12 to 23 months old and causes behind non-immunization in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) settlements. Methods: A multistage cluster sampling, community-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in IDPs Settlements of Khartoum State, Sudan, in 2009. Questionnaires were collected from 210 children (12 to 23 months) old to determine the coverage rate and causes behind non-immunization with measles vaccine. Results: Almost one quarter (24.8%) of children was not vaccinated by measles and the coverage rate was 75.2%; most of them had a vaccination card (86%) which means a high documentation and verification of mothers answers and only 14% verified the immunization status of their children by memory. The major cause of none vaccination was because of the busyness of the mother to take her child for vaccination, which comprises 10% of the children, fo...
