Oral cholera vaccine coverage in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022, following 2019-2020 targeted preventative mass campaigns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2019-2020, preventative Oral Cholera Vaccine campaigns were conducted in 24/32 non-contiguous health areas of Goma, DR Congo. In August 2022, we measured coverage and factors potentially influencing success of the delivery strategy.

Methods

We used random geo-sampled stratified cluster survey to estimate OCV coverage and assess population movement, diarrhea history, and reasons for non-vaccination.

Results

603 households were visited. Coverage with at least one dose was 46.4 % (95 %CI: 41.8-51.0), and 50.1 % (95 %CI: 45.4-54.8) in areas targeted by vaccination compared to 26.3 % (95 %CI: 19.2-34.9) in non-targeted areas. Additionally, 7.0 % of participants reported moving from outside Goma since 2019, and 5.4 % reported history of severe diarrhea. Absenc

SUBMITTER: Briskin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11417590 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature