Euvichol-plus vaccine campaign coverage during the 2017/2018 cholera outbreak in Lusaka district, Zambia: a cross-sectional descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the coverage for the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign conducted during the 2017/2018 cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia.

Study design

A descriptive cross-sectional study employing survey method conducted among 1691 respondents from 369 households following the second round of the 2018 OCV campaign.

Study setting

Four primary healthcare facilities and their catchment areas in Lusaka city (Kanyama, Chawama, Chipata and Matero subdistricts).

Participants

A total of 1691 respondents 12 months and older sampled from 369 households where the campaign was conducted. A satellite map-based sampling technique was used to randomly select households.

Data management and analysis

A pretested electronic questionnaire uploaded on an electronic

SUBMITTER: Mukonka VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565249 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature