Abstract
Supplementary immunisation activities (SIAs) are vaccination campaigns that supplement routine vaccination programs to ensure high levels of immunisation coverage. The incidence of Measles in Titiwangsa has risen from 29 cases in 2016 to 51 in 2017. In 2018, a total of 61 positive measles cases were detected. To combat the rising number of cases, SIAs were piloted in Titiwangsa Health Office. It was conducted for six months period from September 2018 to Mac 2019 among children aged 6 months to less than seven years old in the areas identified with Measles Risk Assessment above 50%. Monovalent measles supplementary vaccination was given via three approaches namely (1) health clinics, (2) door to door, and (3) kindergarten and pre-school. Health clinic strategy considered children who came to the maternal and child health clinic for routine check-up and vaccination. Door to door strategy targeted the high-risk localities for measles includes cluster or outbreak areas, and high population density of foreigners and anti-vaccination groups. Community leaders were approached, and children surveys were conducted prior to SIAs. For kindergarten and pre-school strategy, all kindergarten or pre-school teachers were explained regarding the SIAs and consent forms were distributed beforehand. The vaccination was given to the children at kindergartens or pre-schools by our designated teams. SWOT analysis was done to identify the strengths and limitations of each strategy. The SIAs benefited the Titiwangsa Health Office by successfully reduced the number of measles cases as well as improved the immunisation coverage, especially in high-risk areas.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-65,
title = {How Do We Conduct Measles Supplementary Immunization Activities? Experience of Titiwangsa Health Office, Kuala Lumpur},
author = {Aida Mohd Azlan and Roslaili Khairudin and Nor Maizura Haron and Saiful Affiezal Saidina Ali and DKP and Misliza Ahmad},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {Supplementary immunisation activities (SIAs) are vaccination campaigns that supplement routine vaccination programs to ensure high levels of immunisation coverage. The incidence of Measles in Titiwangsa has risen from 29 cases in 2016 to 51 in 2017. In 2018, a total of 61 positive measles cases were detected. To combat the rising number of cases, SIAs were piloted in Titiwangsa Health Office. It was conducted for six months period from September 2018 to Mac 2019 among children aged 6 months to less than seven years old in the areas identified with Measles Risk Assessment above 50%. Monovalent measles supplementary vaccination was given via three approaches namely (1) health clinics, (2) door to door, and (3) kindergarten and pre-school. Health clinic strategy considered children who came to the maternal and child health clinic for routine check-up and vaccination. Door to door strategy targeted the high-risk localities for measles includes cluster or outbreak areas, and high population density of foreigners and anti-vaccination groups. Community leaders were approached, and children surveys were conducted prior to SIAs. For kindergarten and pre-school strategy, all kindergarten or pre-school teachers were explained regarding the SIAs and consent forms were distributed beforehand. The vaccination was given to the children at kindergartens or pre-schools by our designated teams. SWOT analysis was done to identify the strengths and limitations of each strategy. The SIAs benefited the Titiwangsa Health Office by successfully reduced the number of measles cases as well as improved the immunisation coverage, especially in high-risk areas.},
note = {Type: ORAL PRESENTATION; Organisation: Pejabat Kesihatan Titiwangsa, Jabatan Kesihatan Wilayah Kuala Lumpur \& Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur,},
keywords = {measles, measles vaccine, Supplementary Immunisation Activities, Titiwangsa Health Office},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}