Open AccessEpidemiological analysis of measles and evaluation of measles surveillance system performance in Iraq, 2005–2010
Author(s) -
Jagar Jasem,
Kawa Marof,
Adnan Nawar,
KM Monirul Islam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.002
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , vaccination , measles vaccine , epidemiology , odds ratio , vaccine failure , odds , environmental health , logistic regression , demography , pediatrics , immunology , sociology
The objectives of this study were to identify the risk factors for measles and low vaccination rates, to evaluate the performance of surveillance, and to calculate vaccine effectiveness and failure in Iraq for the years 2005 to 2010.
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