Mortality and morbidity patterns for measles in children five years old and below, nine years (1983-1992) in relation to the expanded program on immunization in the city of Cebu
Abrena, Winston
Ang, Mevin
Bendebel, Jonathan
Amoguis, Lowell
Bacalla, Sarah
Alvarez, Jonna
Batausa, Bob
Academia, Vanniber
Cerna, Lourli Marie
Bautista, Romell
Caingles, Sylvia
Lumayag, Evelyn
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monographic
eng
Measles remains to be one of the top ten infant killers in Cebu City despite the measles immunization which was launched in 1982. A descriptive study was made on a target Population of Cebuano children 5 years old and below. Data on measles morbidity and mortality of Cebuano children, five years and below, were collected from the Cebu City Health Office. The incidence rate & CASE FATALITY rates were then computed. Evaluation of the effectivity of measles Immunization program was not made possible due to the limited population size & limited time the program was evaluated. Despite these, the pattern showed a decline in the Incidence Rate and the Case Fatality Rate.
Winston Abrena [and eleven others]
Cebu Doctors' Proceedings, 1993 9 (2) pages 1-9
Measles
Morbidity
Mortality
Immunization Programs
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