Practical evaluation of a pilot immunization campaign against typhoid fever in a Cambodian refugee camp.
An outbreak of typhoid fever in the largest refugee camp of the besieged capital of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, and availability of a locally manufactured Anti-Tetanus-Typhoid-Paratyphoid vaccine prompted us to test the practicability of a mass immunization campaign by carrying out a trial in the smaller, well delineated refugee camp of Pochentong. Initial acceptance was good, due to a comprehensive service (information, health education and individual care of patients). Attendances by adults and children showed a steady decline with only 20% completing the course. It is concluded that multiinjection immunization campaigns against typhoid-paratyphoid are a waste of money in a war-torn situation with an unstable population.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002160:Cambodia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012036:Refugees; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014436:Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014436:Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines