Open AccessMEASLES
Author(s) -
Muhammad Zahoorul Haq,
Najaf Masood,
Muddassar Sharif,
Rai Muhammad Asghar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.09.1052
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , pediatrics , malnutrition , pneumonia , vaccination , immunization , socioeconomic status , environmental health , immunology , population , immune system
Background:Despite efforts to promote widespread vaccination,measles stillremains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children especially in developingcountries. The aim of this study was to review the pattern and outcome of measles patientsadmitted at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) Rawalpindi during measles epidemic 2013.StudyDesign: Cross sectional descriptive study. Period:Three months during measles epidemic 2013(March - May). Setting:Pediatric department BBH Rawalpindi. Materials and Methods:Dataregarding demographic profile, clinical presentation, complications and outcome of measlespatients was collected and analyzed using SPSS 15.Results:A total of 192 patients of bothsexes were included with mean age of 35.48+32.71 months. Majority of patients(71.4%) wereunvaccinated and 88% had history of contact with measles patients. The common complicationsobserved were pneumonia and pneumonia with gastroenteritis and both were found statisticallysignificant in patients with malnutrition and low socioeconomic status.Conclusion:The currentstudy concluded that improving measles immunization and nutritional status in children isessential for reducing morbidity and mortality of measles.