High vaccination coverage, inadequate knowledge and high vector density: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar.
| Autor: | Kyaw PP; Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, Myanmar., Shewade HD; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, 75006, France.; The Union South East Asia Office, New Delhi, 110016, India.; Karuna Trust, Bengaluru, 560041, India., Kyaw NTT; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, 75006, France.; The Union Myanmar Country Office, Mandalay, 05021, Myanmar., Hnin Phyo K; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, 75006, France.; The Union Myanmar Country Office, Mandalay, 05021, Myanmar., Lin HH; Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ministry of Health and Sports, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Kyaw AMM; Vector Borne Disease Control Program, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11211, Myanmar., Mya MM; Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, Myanmar., Thaung S; Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, Myanmar., Maung Maung YN; Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, Myanmar. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | F1000Research [F1000Res] 2020 Jun 30; Vol. 9, pp. 6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.12688/f1000research.21702.2 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with high case fatality and no specific treatment. Little is known about the community's (especially parents/guardians of children) awareness regarding JE and its vaccine in Yangon region, which bears the highest JE burden in Myanmar. Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in Yangon region (2019) to explore the knowledge and perception of parents/guardians of 1-15 year-old children about JE disease, its vaccination and to describe JE vaccine coverage among 1-15 year-old children. We followed multi-stage random sampling (three stages) to select the 600 households with 1-15 year-old children from 30 clusters in nine townships. Analyses were weighted (inverse probability sampling) for the multi-stage sampling design. Results: Of 600 parents/guardians, 38% exhibited good knowledge of JE , 55% perceived JE as serious in children younger than 15 years and 59% perceived the vaccine to be effective . Among all the children in the 600 households, the vaccination coverage was 97% (831/855). Conclusion: In order to reduce JE incidence in the community, focus on an intensified education program is necessary to sustain the high vaccine coverage in the community. Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed. (Copyright: © 2020 Kyaw PP et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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