Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
| dc.contributor.advisor | Worku, Alemayehu(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zemelak, Etsehiwot | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-13T11:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:43:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-13T11:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:43:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Measles is a highly contagious disease and remains the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in the world. In Ethiopia measles accounts four percent of childhood mortality. On October 2, 2013, a suspected outbreak of measles was reported in Kindo Didaya woreda, SNNP region. We investigated to identify risk factors and to institute prevention and control measures. Methods: A 1:2 unmatched case control study was conducted, with 50 cases and 100 controls. A measles case was defined as illness characterized by fever, rash, and either cough, coryza or conjunctivitis. Controls were individuals who had no clinical signs of measles and were randomly selected from the same communities where cases were identified. Blood samples were collected for laboratory investigation. Result: The mean age for cases was 8.4 (SD +/- 7.4) years while for controls were 8.6 (+/- 6.7) years old. A total of eight deaths with case fatality rate of 1.4% were attributed to this outbreak. All the collected five samples were measles IgM positive. Not being vaccinated (OR=6.62; CI: 2.29-19.10), having contact with suspected or confirmed cases (OR=12.6; CI: 3.52-39.62) and mothers illiteracy (OR=4.75; CI: 1.51-12.38) was associated with contracting measles. Conclusion: There was an outbreak of measles in Kindo Didaya woreda. Being un-vaccinated, having contact with suspected or confirmed case and mother‘s illiteracy were associated with contracting measles. Vaccination of children‘s aged six months- 14 years; case management and public health education were instituted as a prevention and control measure. Keywords: Measles outbreak, kindo Didaya, Southern Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/8536 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Measles outbreak, kindo Didaya, Southern Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.title | Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |