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- ItemUse of killed poliovirus vaccine in a routine immunization program in West Africa.(1984-08-08) Stoeckel, P; Schlumberger, M; Parent, G; Maire, B; van Wezel, A; van Steenis, G; Evans, A; Salk, DCombined diphtheria tetanus pertussis DTP killed poliovirus vaccine was used along with bacille Calmette Gu rin measles yellow fever and smallpox vaccines in a routine immunization program in a rural area of Senegal A control group in a neighboring region received DTP vaccine without poliovirus vaccine All immunizations were given at two sessions six months apart by a small mobile health team led by a nurse Six months after the second dose of DTP polio vaccine 97 4 97 7 and 90 of subjects two to eight months old at the start had detectable antibody to poliovirus types 1 2 and 3 respectively In the control group 50 38 and 80 of such subjects had antibody to poliovirus types 1 2 and 3 respectively acquired by natural infection during the study year An average of 3 9 cases of paralytic poliomyelitis range one to 13 were observed annually at one dispensary in the test region from 1966 through 1979 From 1980 through 1982 since the immunization program has been in effect only one case has been observed in a nonimmunized child
- Item[Use of SMS to ask mothers to come to vaccination sessions in Bobo-Dioulasso].(2012-10-22) Diallo, O; Schlumberger, M; Sanou, C; Dicko, H; Aplogan, A; Drabo, FEven though the expanded programme for immunization EPI coverage at national level is high in Burkina 95 of fully vaccinated children mothers of children following EPI in Health Centres HC would benefit from being reminded of EPI sessions by sending SMS short message service to their own mobile phone or through mobile phone of a family member living in the same compound SMS could be sent through Computerized Immunization Registers CIR hosted by HC computers 210 mothers of children aged 0 to 5 years were chosen at random and questioned if they owned a mobile phone if they could read a SMS or if not what language they would understand if a voice SMS was sent They were also asked if a family member could receive read and transmit the message if mothers did not own a mobile phone They were also asked if they are willing to give their telephone number to HC 94 of mothers could be reached through written or voice SMS sent to their own or family member s mobile phone 100 of mothers would be willing to give their telephone number to their HC to improve their ability to come at the right time for vaccination sessions SMS reminders delivered through CIR should improve EPI attendance and management of sessions in HC especially in epidemic context