A Coverage Evaluation Survey of JE Vaccination in Two Districts of Karnataka.
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2010-06
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A coverage evaluation survey was conducted in Mandya and Koppal
districts of Karnataka state following the Japanese Encephalitis (JE)
vaccination campaign. The purposes of the survey were to assess
coverage of children in target age group by JE vaccination and to assess
adverse events following immunisation against JE, the knowledge of
health care providers and community about JE & mass vaccination for
JE. The study design consisted of both quantitative and qualitative
methods. The quantitative data was used to know the coverage levels
for children. The qualitative data collected through interviews of head
of the family in the sample households, selected health care workers
using a structured pretested questionnaire. The standard cluster
sampling method was used for selecting the sample of children to be
evaluated. In Mandya district the evaluation showed 92 % coverage in
the selected sample of 313 children against the reported 83.85 %. In
Koppal district the evaluation showed 70 % coverage, among the selected
sample of 251 children, against the reported coverage of 69.8 %. The
incidence of adverse events was 4% in Mandya sample and 6.37 % in
Koppal sample. In Mandya district, about 42 % of households had
knowledge of JE. About 68 % of households had prior knowledge of
the immunization day. In Koppal district, the survey has revealed that only 19.85 % of the heads of household had the knowledge of JE and
48.53% had the knowledge of JE vaccination before the day of vaccination
campaign.
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Japanese Encephalitis, Vaccination, Immunization, Karnataka, Mandya, Koppal, Coverage Evaluation Survey
Citation
Kumar K Ravi, Basha Riyaz, Harish B R, Sanjay T V, Vinay M, Prabhu Suresh, Babu Ramesh. A Coverage Evaluation Survey of JE Vaccination in Two Districts of Karnataka. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2010 Jun; 42(3): 179-184.