The Reaching Every District (RED) approach as a way to improve immunization performance

Vandelaer, Jos; Bilous, Julian; Nshimirimana, Deo

doi:10.2471/blt.07.042127

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“…In line with the WHO Reach Every District (RED) vaccination strategy, coverage is calculated at the district-level and nationally. 12 Children who are vaccinated as part of the school-entry program or during catch-up campaigns are not included in coverage estimates.…”

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Progress toward Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in Oman: Impact of Hepatitis B Vaccination

Awaidy¹,

Bawikar²,

Busaidy³

et al. 2013

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Approximately 2-7% of the Omani population has chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. To decrease this burden, universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination was introduced in Oman in 1990. The hepatitis B vaccination strategy and reported coverage were reviewed. To assess the impact of the program on chronic HBV seroprevalence, a nationally representative seroprevalence study was conducted in Oman in 2005. Since 1991, hepatitis B vaccination in Oman has reached almost every eligible child, with reported coverage of 97% for the birth dose and 94% for three doses. Of 175 children born pre-vaccine introduction, 16 (9.1%) had evidence of HBV exposure, and 4 (2.3%) had evidence of chronic infection. Of 1,890 children born after vaccine introduction, 43 (2.3%) had evidence of HBV exposure, and 10 (0.5%) had evidence of chronic infection. Oman has a strong infant hepatitis B vaccination program, resulting in a dramatic decrease in chronic HBV seroprevalence.

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Progress toward Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in Oman: Impact of Hepatitis B Vaccination

Awaidy¹,

Bawikar²,

Busaidy³

et al. 2013

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…or densely populated districts that may present unique challenges. (4) A drop-out rate between the first and third doses of routine infant DTP-HepB vaccine above 10 %, reflecting problematic routine immunization services [24]. (5) The district has a border with a neighbouring country ; in this case, cross-border influx of persons seeking vaccination could mask a low coverage in the resident population of the district.…”

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Clustered lot quality assurance sampling: a tool to monitor immunization coverage rapidly during a national yellow fever and polio vaccination campaign in Cameroon, May 2009

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SUMMARYWe used the clustered lot quality assurance sampling (clustered-LQAS) technique to identify districts with low immunization coverage and guide mop-up actions during the last 4 days of a combined oral polio vaccine (OPV) and yellow fever (YF) vaccination campaign conducted in Cameroon in May 2009. We monitored 17 pre-selected districts at risk for low coverage. We designed LQAS plans to reject districts with YF vaccination coverage <90 % and with OPV coverage <95 %. In each lot the sample size was 50 (five clusters of 10) with decision values of 3 for assessing OPV and 7 for YF coverage. We 'rejected ' 10 districts for low YF coverage and 14 for low OPV coverage. Hence we recommended a 2-day extension of the campaign. Clustered-LQAS proved to be useful in guiding the campaign vaccination strategy before the completion of the operations.

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“…16,17 Specifically, we investigated whether presence of an anganwadi worker (AWW) improves immunization coverage. The AWW is the community-based functionary of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), a flagship program of the Government of India since 1975 to reach out to children younger than 6 years, with child education, health, and nutrition services.…”

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Association Between Child Immunization and Availability of Health Infrastructure in Slums in India

Ghei

Agarwal

Subramanyam

et al. 2010

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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The Reaching Every District (RED) approach as a way to improve immunization performance

Cited by 84 publications

References 1 publication

Progress toward Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in Oman: Impact of Hepatitis B Vaccination

Progress toward Elimination of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission in Oman: Impact of Hepatitis B Vaccination

Clustered lot quality assurance sampling: a tool to monitor immunization coverage rapidly during a national yellow fever and polio vaccination campaign in Cameroon, May 2009

Association Between Child Immunization and Availability of Health Infrastructure in Slums in India

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