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Did the call for boycott by the Catholic bishops affect the polio vaccination
coverage in Kenya in 2015? A cross-sectional study
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Njeru I
; Ajack Y
; Muitherero C
; Onyango D
; Musyoka J
; Onuekusi I
; Kioko J
; Muraguri N
; Davis R
Pan Afr Med J
2016[]; 24
(ä): 120
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INTRODUCTION: Polio eradication is now feasible after removal of Nigeria from the
list of endemic countries and global reduction of cases of wild polio virus in
2015 by more than 80%. However, all countries must remain focused to achieve
eradication. In August 2015, the Catholic bishops in Kenya called for boycott of
a polio vaccination campaign citing safety concerns with the polio vaccine. We
conducted a survey to establish if the coverage was affected by the boycott.
METHODS: A cross sectional survey was conducted in all the 32 counties that
participated in the campaign. A total of 90,157 children and 37,732
parents/guardians were sampled to determine the vaccination coverage and reasons
for missed vaccination. RESULTS: The national vaccination coverage was 93%
compared to 94% in the November 2014 campaign. The proportion of
parents/guardians that belonged to Catholic Church was 31% compared to 7% of the
children who were missed. Reasons for missed vaccination included house not being
visited (44%), children not being at home at time of visit (38%), refusal by
parents (12%), children being as leep (1%), and various other reasons (5%).
Compared to the November 2014 campaign, the proportion of children who were not
vaccinated due to parent's refusal significantly increased from 6% to 12% in
August 2015. CONCLUSION: The call for boycott did not affect the campaign
significantly. However, if the call for boycott is repeated in future it could
have some significant negative implication to polio eradication. It is therefore
important to ensure that any vaccine safety issues are addressed accordingly.
|*Immunization Programs
[MESH]
|*Religion and Medicine
[MESH]
|Catholicism
[MESH]
|Child
[MESH]
|Cross-Sectional Studies
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Kenya/epidemiology
[MESH]
|Poliomyelitis/epidemiology/*prevention & control
[MESH]