Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, 100 ORAU Way, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, United States; Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States.
Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States.
Vaccine. 2018 Apr 19;36(17):2321-2325. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.03.017. Epub 2018 Mar 23.
Haiti has historically vaccinated between 100,000 and 300,000 dogs annually against rabies, however national authorities have not been able to reach and maintain the 70% coverage required to eliminate the canine rabies virus variant. Haiti conducts massive dog vaccination campaigns on an annual basis and utilizes both central point and door-to-door methods. These methods require that dog owners are aware of the dates and locations of the campaign. To improve this awareness among dog owners, 600,000 text messages were sent to phones in two Haitian communes (Gonaives and Saint-Marc) to remind dog owners to attend the campaign. Text messages were delivered on the second day and at the mid-point of the campaign. A post-campaign household survey was conducted to assess dog owner's perception of the text messages and the impact on their participation in the vaccination campaign. Overall, 147 of 160 (91.9%) text-receiving dog owners indicated the text was helpful, and 162 of 187 (86.6%) responding dog owners said they would like to receive text reminders during future rabies vaccination campaigns. In areas hosting one-day central point campaigns, dog owners who received the text were 2.0 (95% CI 1.1, 3.6) times more likely to have participated in the campaign (73.1% attendance among those who received the text vs 36.4% among those who did not). In areas incorporating door-to-door vaccination over multiple days there was no significant difference in participation between dog owners who did and did not receive a text. Text message reminders were well-received and significantly improved campaign attendance, indicating that short message service (SMS) alerts may be a successful strategy in low resource areas with large free roaming dog populations.
海地历史上每年都会对 10 万至 30 万只狗进行狂犬病疫苗接种，但国家当局一直未能达到并维持消除犬狂犬病病毒变异所需的 70%覆盖率。海地每年都会进行大规模的犬只疫苗接种运动，采用集中点和上门两种方法。这些方法要求犬主了解运动的日期和地点。为了提高犬主的这种认识，向海地两个公社（戈纳伊夫和圣马克）的 60 万部手机发送了短信，提醒犬主参加运动。短信在运动的第二天和中期发送。在运动结束后进行了一次家庭调查，以评估犬主对短信的看法以及对其参与疫苗接种运动的影响。总的来说，在收到短信的 160 名犬主中，有 147 名（91.9%）表示短信有帮助，在 187 名回应犬主中，有 162 名（86.6%）表示希望在未来的狂犬病疫苗接种运动中收到短信提醒。在举办为期一天的集中点运动的地区，收到短信的犬主参加运动的可能性是未收到短信的犬主的 2.0 倍（短信接收者的参与率为 73.1%，而未接收者的参与率为 36.4%）。在采用上门接种多天的方式的地区，收到短信和未收到短信的犬主的参与率没有显著差异。短信提醒受到了欢迎，并显著提高了运动的参与率，这表明短消息服务（SMS）提醒可能是资源匮乏地区、拥有大量自由放养犬只的地区的一种成功策略。
