Prevention of measles disease among children through measles immunization Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
A cluster randomized control trial was conducted in this study. Ten (10) marginalized community settlements in Sabah were randomized to either the intervention or control group. The intervention was i
(ii) reminder activities, (iii) home visits, (iv) assistance, and solutions. The intervention employed community volunteers to mainly remind parents of their children's immunization appointments, do h
Sponsors
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children born from October 2021 to March 2022 2. Parents consented to join the study 3. Parents living long term at the marginalized settlements of 6 months or more
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindicated towards measles vaccination 2. Parents are community volunteers in the village.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Measles Immunization Status is an individual binary outcome where yes, the immunization is complete, and no, the vaccination is not complete. 2. Full measles immunization means the children took the three vaccinations at six, nine, and 12 months old. While incomplete measles immunization implies that the children missed either one of the measles vaccinations or did not take any vaccination, These data were collected by extracting the information from the Maternal Child Health Booklets kept at the clinic and by the mothers. After a child was immunized, a record of the date of vaccination was written by the nurses inside the book. Measles immunization was considered complete when there were three recorded vaccinations in the booklet. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The community's perception regarding their satisfaction with the services they received and the acceptability of the intervention program. Satisfaction and acceptability were assessed at the end of the program. For the satisfaction assessment, all the sample’s caretakers were asked to complete the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). Assessments were conducted towards the conclusion of the research, and the parents or caregivers were contacted to complete the questionnaire either at their homes or during their visit to the health clinic. 2. The community's acceptance of the Intervention was measured using the AIM questionnaire conducted towards the conclusion of the research, and the parents or caregivers were contacted to complete the questionnaire either at their homes or during their visit to the health clinic. | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactHazeqa;Hazeqa Salleh;Salleh
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Outcome results
None listed