Target intervention to increase measles vaccination coverage by identifying low-coverage areas using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling, Chennai, India, 2012

Date published
Author(s)
Tony Fredrick, Manoj Murhekar, Manickam P, Yuvaraj J

Summary

Chennai, India reported >95% measles vaccination coverage. However, sporadic cases and outbreaks of measles were reported during 2009-11. There is considerable heterogeneity in reported coverage. In this context we surveyed one administrative area in Chennai to estimate the measles vaccination coverage in children aged 12–23 months.

Author type
FETP affiliate
Languages
English
Resource type
Presentation
Topics
Vaccination and immunization
Applied epidemiology
Infectious diseases
Region
Southeast Asia
Country or Area
India