Comparison of school based and supplemental vaccination strategies in the delivery of vaccines to 5-19 year olds in Africa - a systematic review

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Comparison of school based and supplemental vaccination strategies in the delivery of vaccines to 5-19 year olds in Africa - a systematic review
Details	The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) was founded in 1974 to provide immunisation services to children, both nationally and globally. Routinely, school aged children and adolescents are not the primary target of EPI and as a result, an immunisation gap among these age groups has been observed in many settings. Several reasons justify the inclusion of school aged children and adolescents into NIPs. First, infants who miss routine vaccinations remain susceptible to VPDs later in life. Supplementary immunisation activities, also known as mass vaccination campaigns refer to an immunisation strategy where a large number of people are vaccinated within a defined geographical area and period, regardless of previous vaccination status. School based vaccinations (SBVs) target school going children on school premises and within school hours. The SBVs delivery strategy is newer to the EPI compared to SIAs. Our study aimed to compare the effectiveness of using SIAs or SBVs to deliver vaccin... Course Objective Background: Some vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) still remain a public health burden in many African countries. The occurrence of VPDs in all age groups has led to the realization of the need to extend routine immunisation services to school age children, adolescents and adults. Supplemental immunisation activities (SIAs) and school based vaccinations (SBVs) are common strategies used to complement the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI). This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of SIAs compared to SBVs in the administration of vaccines to 5-19 year olds in Africa.. Methods: Systematic review methods were used to address our study aim. Several electronic databases were searched up to March 30, 2017 for primary studies investigating the delivery of vaccines via SIAs or SBVs to 5-19 year olds.
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	03:45 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1