Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern

Adeboye, Man; Adesiyun, OO; Adegboye, Abdulrasheed; Eze, Edith; Abubakar, Usman; Ahmed, Grace; Usman, Abdullahi; Amos, Solomon; Rotimi, BF

doi:10.5001/omj.2011.28

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“…This is reflected in the low annualized detection rate of measles and non-measles febrile rash. Since measles is endemic in Nigeria with a high prevalence [24,25], the measles surveillance system having a low PPV implies that the system would not be able to detect cases adequately. The reduced low PPV could be due to low reporting representiveness, as a relatively large number of public health facilities and most private health facilities do not report.…”

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Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

Ameh

Sufiyan

Jacob

et al. 2016

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Objective: To evaluate the case-based measles surveillance system in Kaduna State of Nigeria and identify gaps in its operation.Introduction: In Africa, approximately 13 million cases, 650,000 deaths due to measles occur annually, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest morbidity and mortality. Measles infection is endemic in Nigeria and has been documented to occur all year round, despite high measles routine and supplemental immunization coverage. The frequent outbreaks of measles in Kaduna State prompted the need for the evaluation of the measles case-based surveillance system.

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Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

Ameh

Sufiyan

Jacob

et al. 2016

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“…Therefore, establishing high regular vaccination coverage (>90%) in every area and making sure that all kids have a second chance to be immunised against measles were suggested in the 2001-2005 WHO/UNICEF Strategic Plan for Measles Mortality Reduction and Regional Elimination [14][15][16][17] . Control of the measles, preventing outbreaks, and eliminating the measles are the three stages of the plan [18][19][20] .…”

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To investigate the clinico-demographic profile and risk variables linked with measles patients

Singh¹

2022

Int. J. Paediatrics Geriatrics

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinico-demographic profile and risk variables linked with measles patients. Material and Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among children who presented in the Paediatric OPD over the course of a year. Children who satisfied the criteria for clinical measles as per WHO criteria i.e Fever with rash lasting at least 3 days and cough/coryza (running nose), or conjunctivitis (red eyes) were included in the study. The research comprised 240 children who presented in OPD throughout the study period. 82 of the 240 children' were admitted in the pediatric ward had one or more complications of the measles. Results: It was found that 82 cases of clinical measles, with a frequency of 34.17%, were admitted out of a total of 240 cases. The attack rate (Table 1) was highest (71.95%) in the age range of 0-5 years, as is also evident from the table. Male child (43.90%) and female child (56.10%) were shown to have a little advantage. The majority of children who contracted measles were between the ages of 1 -5 (57.32%) and 5 -10 (21.95%), respectively. Children who live in rural slums are more likely to be attacked (79.27%). The majority of measles cases (50%) are associated with lower socioeconomic level. Only 24.39% of children with measles attacks were exclusively breastfed for initial six months according to research. In 29 instances (35.36%) the immunization status was "complete," whereas 50% of the youngsters (14.63%) were only partly immunized. With the exception of 8 measles cases, all were malnourished with category II and above. Conclusion:The vast majority of the cases had been found in children who had not been vaccinated, which indicates that vaccination coverage should be increased. In addition to this, there were cases found in children who had been vaccinated, which indicates that there is a possibility of a vaccine failing in older children and the necessity of including a second dose of vaccination as quickly as possible in the immunisation programme.

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“…The sample size was determined using the following equation of Naing et al: 6

where n is the sample size; Z is the standard normal distribution at a 95% confidence interval of 1.96; p is the prevalence (8% 7 ); q = 1 - p; and d is the absolute desired precision (0.05). Therefore:

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Comparative seroprevalence of measles virus immunoglobulin M antibodies in children aged 0–8 months and a control population aged 9–23 months presenting with measles-like symptoms in selected hospitals in Kaduna State

Olaitan¹,

Ella²,

Ameh³

2015

IJGM

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BackgroundMeasles remains the leading cause of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality in developing countries, with its greatest incidence in children younger than 2 years of age. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of measles virus in children (aged 0–8 months) and older children (aged 9–23 months) presenting with measles-like symptoms.MethodsA total of 273 blood samples comprising 200 from children aged 0–8 months and 73 from children aged 9–23 months were collected and analyzed for measles virus IgM antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsAn overall prevalence of 21.2% was obtained, with a prevalence of 6.5% in children aged 0–8 months and 61.6% in children aged 9–23 months. The prevalence of measles virus increased with age in children aged 0–8 months and decreased with age in older children (aged 9–23 months), showing a significant association between measles virus and age of the child (P=0.000). A higher prevalence was found in females (27.5%) than in males (16.3%) and this difference was significant (odds ratio 1.942, P=0.025). There was no significant association with the level of parental education, parental occupation, or number of children in the family (P>0.05). With respect to children’s vaccination status and breastfeeding, there was a significant association (P<0.05). The marital status of the family, place of residence, and household size showed no significant association with the prevalence of measles virus. However, a significant association was observed in relation to maternal measles history (odds ratio 2.535, P=0.005) and maternal vaccination status (odds ratio 1.791, P=0.049), as well as between measles virus infection and all presenting symptoms, except for vomiting, malaria, typhoid, and pneumonia, which showed no significant association (P>0.05).ConclusionThe findings of this study confirm the presence of measles virus infection in children aged 0–8 months.

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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern

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Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

To investigate the clinico-demographic profile and risk variables linked with measles patients

Comparative seroprevalence of measles virus immunoglobulin M antibodies in children aged 0–8 months and a control population aged 9–23 months presenting with measles-like symptoms in selected hospitals in Kaduna State

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Measles in a Tertiary Institution in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria: Prevalence, Immunization Status and Mortality Pattern

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Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

To investigate the clinico-demographic profile and risk variables linked with measles patients

Comparative seroprevalence of measles virus immunoglobulin M antibodies in children aged 0&ndash;8 months and a control population aged 9&ndash;23 months presenting with measles-like symptoms in selected hospitals in Kaduna State

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Comparative seroprevalence of measles virus immunoglobulin M antibodies in children aged 0–8 months and a control population aged 9–23 months presenting with measles-like symptoms in selected hospitals in Kaduna State