Assessing Measles Vaccination Coverage in Children Under Five Years of Age in Developing Country

Varicella vaccination coverage of children under two years of age in Germany

BACKGROUND Since July 2004, routine varicella vaccination is recommended by the German Standing Vaccination Committee in Germany. Health Insurance Funds started to cover vaccination costs at different time points between 2004 and 2006 in the Federal States. Nationwide representative data on vaccination coverage against varicella of children under two years of age are not available. We aimed to ...

Epidemiology of injuries in children under five years old in Qazvin, Iran

Background and aims: In Iran, according to the available data on health statistics, injuries are the as the common cause of death in different age groups after chronic heart diseases. The aim of this study was to present detailed information on eight common injuries. Methods: This study is an analysis on existing data (secondary study on recorded data) in...

A progress - Report on 18 years of continuous Measles Vaccination in Rural Areas of Iran

Vaccination coverage among children under two years of age based on electronic immunization registry in Southern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the immunization program for 12 and 24-month-old children based on electronic immunization registry. METHODS A descriptive study of a random sample of 2,637 children born in 2002 living in the city of Curitiba, Southern Brazil was performed. Data was collected from local electronic immunization registers and the National Live Birth Information System, as well as from a h...

Bacterial causes of diarrhoea in Kermanian children under five years old

  Pathogenic bacteria were isolated from 106 diarrhoeal patients(27.53℅), out of 385 children under the age of five admitted to pediatric clinics and departments in Kerman, during June to March 1992. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli( EPEC) was the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea (49℅) followed by sh.flexneri (17℅) and campylobacter spp (12.3℅). No significant  difference was observed...