RESEARCH ARTICLE


Estimation of the Immunization Coverage in Mayotte in 2010



Solet Jean-Louis1, *, Baroux Noemie, Lernout Tinne, Filleul Laurent, Petit Aliceb, de Montera Anne-Marie, Mazeau Fabiennec, Folliot-Garou Florenced
a Institut de veille Sanitaire, InVs, Départment de coordination des alertes et des regions, Cire ocean Indien, Saint-Denis, Reunion
b Mayotte Hospital Centre, Mamoudzou, Mayotte
c Mayotte Subsidiary Education Authority, Mamoudzou, Mayotte
d Nursing Care Training Institute, Mayotte Hospital Centre, Mamoudzou, Mayotte


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Institut de veille Sanitaire, In Vs, Department de coordination des alertes et des regions, Cire ocean Indien, Saint-Denis, Reunion; Tel: 262 (0)2 62 93 95 41; Fax: 262 (0)2 62 93 94 57; E-mail: Jean-louis.solet@ars.sante.fr


Abstract

Objectives:

A survey was carried out in 2010 in order to assess the immunization coverage among children and adolescents living in Mayotte, a French collectivity located in the South Indian Ocean.

Methods:

This is a transversal two-stage cluster survey. Data was collected for 676 randomly selected children aged 24 to 59 months, 692 children aged 7 to 10 years and 590 adolescents aged 14 to 15 years based on immunization cards.

Results:

The immunization coverage among children aged 24 to 59 months was high (close to 95%), with the exception of Hib (90%). For children aged 7 to 10 years, the immunization coverage was inadequate (≤ 82%) except for hepatitis B and BCG (>90% coverage). For adolescents aged 14 and 15, coverage rates were low (≤ 75%) and far below the target levels.

Conclusion:

We recommend a better monitoring of the vaccination status including a follow up and a catch-up vaccina-tion among children and teenagers.

Keywords: Immunization coverage, immunization, Indian Ocean, Mayotte, vaccination.