Immigrants: Potential Menace for Measles Elimination Target in Iran | ||
| Journal of Pediatric Perspectives | ||
| مقاله 20، دوره 4، شماره 6 - شماره پیاپی 30، شهریور 2016، صفحه 1975-1976 اصل مقاله (365.5 K) | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ijp.2016.6758 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Salman Khazaei1؛ Shahrzad Nematollahi* 2؛ Erfan Ayubi3؛ Mahin Ahmadi-Pishkuhi2 | ||
| 1Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. | ||
| 2Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 3Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Measles is a highly contagious disease. By the end of 2013, 84% of children had received at least a single dose of measles vaccine by their second birthday, and 148 countries had included a second dose as part of routine immunization. In 2002, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education developed a comprehensive strategy to eliminate Measles including mass immunization campaign for people aged 5-25 years (1). Suburban areas where residents usually are nomads or migrants with low socio-economic status (SES), pose a serious threat to the success of any prevention program(2) . There are a huge yet unknown number of Iranian immigrants and illegal refugees living in suburbs of large cities in Iran, where low participation of families in vaccination services might be a challenge (3). In this report, we try to highlight the importance of migrants and immigrants on the success of Measles vaccination programs. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Elimination target؛ Immigrants؛ Iran؛ Measles vaccination | ||
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