Rahul Bawankule|Abhishek Singh|Kaushalendra Kumar|Sadanand Shetye
Does Measles Vaccination Reduce the Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and Diarrhea in Children: A Multi-Country Study?
International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences|International Institute for Population Sciences
background pneumonia diarrhea occur either complications secondary infections measles affected children integrated global action plan pneumonia diarrhea gappd unicef includes measles vaccination preventive measure children objective study examine effect measles vaccination acute respiratory infection ari diarrhea children democratic republic congo ethiopia india nigeria pakistan methods analyzed data recent rounds demographic health surveys dhs selected countries included children age 1259 months analysis used multivariable binary logistic regression examine effect measles vaccination ari diarrhea children also estimated vaccination effectiveness findings 60 percent children age 1259 months given measles vaccine survey democratic republic congo ethiopia india pakistan children given measles vaccine less likely suffer ari unvaccinated children india pakistan children given measles vaccine lower risk diarrhea receive selected countries except ethiopia measles vaccination associated reduction ari cases 1530 percent india pakistan diarrhea cases 1222 percent democratic republic congo india nigeria pakistan conclusion receipt measles vaccine associated decrease ari diarrhea children immunization program must ensure child gets recommended doses measles vaccine appropriate age measles vaccination given attention preventive intervention global action plan pneumonia diarrhea gappd low middleincome countries