High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with high case fatality and no specific treatment. Little is known about the community’s (especially parents/guardians of children) awareness regarding JE and its vaccine in Yangon region, which bears the highest JE burden in Myanmar...
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doaj-82b7afd3bd7f41eca11e134ad471fd212020-11-25T03:57:22ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022020-09-01910.12688/f1000research.21702.329368High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]Pyae Phyo Kyaw0Hemant Deepak Shewade1Nang Thu Thu Kyaw2Khaing Hnin Phyo3Htar Htar Lin4Aye Mon Mon Kyaw5Mg Mg Mya6Sein Thaung7Yan Naung Maung Maung8Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, MyanmarInternational Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, 75006, FranceInternational Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, 75006, FranceThe Union Myanmar Country Office, Mandalay, 05021, MyanmarExpanded Programme on Immunization, Ministry of Health and Sports, Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmarVector Borne Disease Control Program, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11211, MyanmarDepartment of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, MyanmarDepartment of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, MyanmarDepartment of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, 11191, MyanmarBackground: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with high case fatality and no specific treatment. Little is known about the community’s (especially parents/guardians of children) awareness regarding JE and its vaccine in Yangon region, which bears the highest JE burden in Myanmar. Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in Yangon region (2019) to explore the knowledge and perception of parents/guardians of 1-15 year-old children about JE disease, its vaccination and to describe JE vaccine coverage among 1-15 year-old children. We followed multi-stage random sampling (three stages) to select the 600 households with 1-15 year-old children from 30 clusters in nine townships. Analyses were weighted (inverse probability sampling) for the multi-stage sampling design. Results: Of 600 parents/guardians, 38% exhibited good knowledge of JE, 55% perceived JE as serious in children younger than 15 years and 59% perceived the vaccine to be effective. Among all the children in the 600 households, the vaccination coverage was 97% (831/855). Conclusion: In order to reduce JE incidence in the community, focus on an intensified education program is necessary to sustain the high vaccine coverage in the community.https://f1000research.com/articles/9-6/v3 |
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High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] |
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High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] |
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High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] |
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High vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: Findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on Japanese Encephalitis in Yangon, Myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] |
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high vaccination coverage and inadequate knowledge: findings from a community-based cross-sectional study on japanese encephalitis in yangon, myanmar [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] |
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Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne disease with high case fatality and no specific treatment. Little is known about the community’s (especially parents/guardians of children) awareness regarding JE and its vaccine in Yangon region, which bears the highest JE burden in Myanmar. Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in Yangon region (2019) to explore the knowledge and perception of parents/guardians of 1-15 year-old children about JE disease, its vaccination and to describe JE vaccine coverage among 1-15 year-old children. We followed multi-stage random sampling (three stages) to select the 600 households with 1-15 year-old children from 30 clusters in nine townships. Analyses were weighted (inverse probability sampling) for the multi-stage sampling design. Results: Of 600 parents/guardians, 38% exhibited good knowledge of JE, 55% perceived JE as serious in children younger than 15 years and 59% perceived the vaccine to be effective. Among all the children in the 600 households, the vaccination coverage was 97% (831/855). Conclusion: In order to reduce JE incidence in the community, focus on an intensified education program is necessary to sustain the high vaccine coverage in the community. |
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