期刊名称：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
印刷版ISSN：2250-0715
电子版ISSN：2248-9010
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：86-93
出版社：International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities
摘要：Worldwide, Measles is fifth leading cause of death among Under-five children. This study analyzed the Immunoglobulin M (IgM) positivity and compared it with the immunization status among suspected measles cases. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using records of all the 2375 suspected measles cases reported under the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response to the World Health Organization Laboratory in Nigeria in year 2011. Frequency tables and cross tabulations were generated and p-value of less than 0.05 was significant. Analysis was done using SPSS. There were 2375 suspected measles cases (7 per 100,000 population) out of which 1552 (65%) were Under 5 children (22 per 100,000 Under 5 population). Those that were laboratory confirmed IgM positive cases were 602 (38.7%) which corresponds to 9 per 100,000 Under 5 population. Of those who were IgM positive, 139 (23.1%) were vaccinated before the onset of symptoms. However amongst those that were IgM negative, 357 (39.6%) had a history of vaccination before onset of symptoms. Findings are suggestive of vaccine failure and missing of immunization. There is therefore the need to intensify measles immunization campaigns and introduce a second dose to enhance the goal of eliminating Measles.
