Measles awareness

Jeremy Chu, BCIT School of Health Sciences, Environmental Heal, H. Heacock
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  Background Measles is a highly contagious disease which has been the cause of numerous epidemics and outbreaks worldwide. The introduction of the two-dose Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR) vaccine helped to reduce and eliminate the disease in various places and continues to be the most effective method of developing immunity against measles. However, due to high non-vaccination rates and low herd immunity, measles is becoming a serious public health issue again. Additionally, those born between 1970 to 1994 are more at risk of contracting measles because they may have only received one-dose of the MMR vaccine during that time, which is not sufficient to develop immunity. Due to the recent measles outbreaks in Vancouver, B.C, this project surveyed the public regarding their knowledge of measles and the MMR vaccination to determine if they are able to protect themselves from this disease. Methods An in-person survey was conducted at three institutions: British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), University of British Columbia (UBC) and Douglas College. The first section of the survey gathered general information from the participant such as year of birth, country of birth, area of study and municipality of dwelling. The second section of the survey included various true or false and yes or no questions regarding measles, MMR vaccination and recent outbreaks. Results Thirty-four people participated in the study. Four factors were analyzed using the chi-square. There was no statistically significant association found between any of the factors, including, country of birth vs. vaccination status (p=0.3952), year of birth vs. vaccination status (p=0.2563), country of birth vs. knowledge of MMR (p=0.7903) and area of study vs. knowledge of MMR (p=0.9875). It is possible that due to small sample size, there was insufficient power to detect any associations. Conclusions Out of the 34 participants, 21 were vaccinated, 4 were not vaccinated and 9 had an unknown vaccination status. Although the chi-square tests showed no association between any of the factors, the descriptive data still shows that we’ve only achieved a herd immunity of slightly over 50% was achieved within our survey population, which is not high enough to protect against measles. This can be a great opportunity for health authorities to educate individuals who are vaccine hesitant or refuse to immu  
麻疹的意识
麻疹是一种高度传染性疾病,已在世界范围内引起多次流行和暴发。引入两剂腮腺炎、麻疹和风疹(MMR)疫苗有助于在许多地方减少和消除这种疾病,并且仍然是发展麻疹免疫的最有效方法。然而,由于未接种率高和群体免疫力低,麻疹再次成为一个严重的公共卫生问题。此外,1970年至1994年之间出生的人感染麻疹的风险更大,因为他们在此期间可能只接种了一剂MMR疫苗,不足以产生免疫力。由于最近在不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华爆发麻疹,该项目调查了公众对麻疹和MMR疫苗接种的了解,以确定他们是否能够保护自己免受这种疾病的侵害。方法在英属哥伦比亚理工学院(BCIT)、英属哥伦比亚大学(UBC)和道格拉斯学院进行实地调查。调查的第一部分收集了参与者的一般信息,如出生年份、出生国家、学习地区和居住城市。调查的第二部分包括关于麻疹、MMR疫苗接种和最近疫情的各种真假和是或否问题。结果34人参与了研究。4个因素采用卡方分析。出生国家vs疫苗接种情况(p=0.3952)、出生年份vs疫苗接种情况(p=0.2563)、出生国家vs疫苗接种情况(p=0.7903)、研究地区vs疫苗接种情况(p=0.9875)等因素之间均无统计学意义的关联。可能由于样本量小,没有足够的力量来检测任何关联。在34名参与者中,21人接种了疫苗,4人未接种疫苗,9人接种情况未知。虽然卡方检验显示任何因素之间没有关联,但描述性数据仍然表明,我们在调查人群中只实现了略高于50%的群体免疫力,这还不足以预防麻疹。这可能是卫生当局教育对疫苗犹豫不决或拒绝免疫的个人的大好机会
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