A review of measles notification for Soweto for the period 1984 to 1986
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1989-02-16
Authors
Hukins, Graham
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Abstract
Prior to 1986, Sowetan children were vaccinated against measles on two occasions at 6 and 12 months of age. In order to comply with the World Health Organisation's recommendation for African countries, this schedule was changed in January 1986 to one vaccination at 9 months of age.
At the time of this change in the measles vaccination schedule, there was a reported increase m the incidence of measles at
hospitals that serve the population of Soweto. This was thought to represent a general increase in the incidence of measles in
Soweto.
This study set out to investigate this reported increase in the incidence of measles over the period. A retrospective record review of notification forms was undertaken.
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Thesis submitted to the Faculty Of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the partial fulfilment for the degree of Master in Medicine in Community Health