Alto W A, Cutts D
P N G Med J. 1989 Mar;32(1):45-9.
Measles immunization was introduced in the Southern Highlands Province in 1982. Since then immunization coverage of children aged under 1 year has increased from 12% in 1982 to 52% in 1986. The number of reported measles cases has declined, despite an increase in the number of health facilities reporting and an increase in maternal child clinic visits where most sick children are seen. The incidence of measles and the incidence of diarrhoea are compared with the cumulative measles immunizations given. Problems with the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) campaign and means to improve measles vaccine coverage are discussed.
1982年，麻疹免疫接种在南部高地省推行。自那时起，1岁以下儿童的免疫接种覆盖率从1982年的12%提高到了1986年的52%。尽管报告病例的医疗机构数量有所增加，且母婴诊所的就诊人数也有所增加（大多数患病儿童在此就诊），但报告的麻疹病例数仍有所下降。将麻疹发病率和腹泻发病率与累计接种的麻疹疫苗数量进行了比较。还讨论了扩大免疫规划（EPI）活动存在的问题以及提高麻疹疫苗覆盖率的方法。
