1. The vaccination coverage in dispensaries on Mayotte Island is lacking for natives and migrants alike.
- Author
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Pascal C and Lesens O
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Comoros epidemiology, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Prospective Studies, Vaccination methods, Vaccination Coverage methods, Indigenous Peoples statistics & numerical data, Transients and Migrants statistics & numerical data, Vaccination statistics & numerical data, Vaccination Coverage statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Objective: Assessing the vaccination coverage rate in Mayotte dispensaries., Patients and Methods: Prospective study in three dispensaries from June to July 2019., Results: Of the 162 patients included, 78% (126/162) were natives of the island and 19% (30/162) were from the Comoros Islands. Twenty-three percent (37/162) were up-to-date on their mandatory vaccinations, 45% (73/162) were not and 32% (52/162) had unknown vaccination status. There was no difference in relation to their origin. Some vaccinations were strictly followed (MMR, Hepatitis B…) others were not (HiB, meningitides…). The vaccination coverage rate and its traceability are altogether lacking whatever the age or origin of patients. Efforts must be made in order to increase the vaccination coverage rate among people who, from our experience, do not oppose vaccination in any way., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2021
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