Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

LIVE: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)
Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 5/2016

Open Access 01-10-2016 | Original Paper

Immunization Coverage in Migrant School Children Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border

Authors: Aiko Kaji, Daniel M. Parker, Cindy S. Chu, Wipa Thayatkawin, Jiraporn Suelaor, Rachai Charatrueangrongkun, Kloloi Salathibuppha, Francois H. Nosten, Rose McGready

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 5/2016

Login to get access

Abstract

The objective of this project was to document and increase vaccine coverage in migrant school children on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Migrant school children (n = 12,277) were enrolled in a school-based immunization program in four Thai border districts. The children were evaluated for vaccination completion and timing, for six different vaccines: Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG); Oral Polio vaccine (OPV); Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB); Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus vaccine (DTP); Measles Containing Vaccine or Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMR); Tetanus and Diphtheria containing vaccine (Td). Vaccine coverage proportions for BCG, OPV3, DTP3, HepB3 and measles containing vaccine were 92.3, 85.3, 63.8, 72.2, and 90.9 % respectively. Most children were able to receive vaccines in a time appropriate manner. School-based immunization programs offer a suitable vaccine delivery mechanism for hard-to-reach populations. However, these data suggest overall low vaccine coverage in migrant populations. Further efforts toward improving appropriate vaccine coverage and methods of retaining documentation of vaccination in mobile migrant populations are necessary for improved health.
Literature
1.
World Health Organization. Global vaccine action plan 2011–2020. World Health Organization; 2013.
2.
World Health Organization. Report: State of the world`s vaccines and immunization, Third edition. World Health Organization; 2009.
3.
Khaleghian P. Immunization in developing countries: its political and organizational determinants. World Dev. 2002;30:2109–32.
4.
Rainey JJ, Watkins M, Ryman TK, Sandhu P, Bo A, Banerjee K. Reasons related to non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children in low and middle income countries: findings from a systematic review of the published literature, 1999–2009. Vaccine. 2011;29:8215–21.PubMed
5.
Oyo-Ita A, Nwachukwu CE, Oringanje C, Meremikwu MMO. Interventions for improving coverage of child immunization in low and middle income countries. Cochrane Collaboration Wiley; 2011.
6.
Barreto TV, Rodrigues LC. Factors influencing childhood immunization in an urban area of Brazil. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1992;46:357–61.PubMedPubMedCentral
7.
Antai D. Migration and child immunization in Nigeria: individual- and community-level contexts. BMC Public Health. 2010;10:116.PubMedPubMedCentral
8.
Hu Y, Li Q, Chen E, Chen Y, Qi X. Determinants of childhood immunization uptake among socio-economically disadvantaged migrants in East China. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013;10:2845–56.PubMedPubMedCentral
9.
Ministry of Public Health in Thailand. Workshop on expanded programme on immunization: displaced person temporary Mae Sot, Tak province, 27 November 2013. Ministry of Public Health in Thailand; 2013.
10.
11.
Ministry of Health The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Expanded programme on immunization Myanmar multiyear plan 2012–2016. Ministry of Health The Republic of the Union of Myanmar; 2012.
12.
Kantayaporn T, Archavanitkul K, Peerapatanapokin W. Expanded program on immunization (EPI) for children of Myanmar migrants living in Bangkok, Thailand. J Popul Soc Stud. 2013;21:227–42.
13.
Ministry of Public Health in Thailand. Guidelines for disease surveillance, outbreak control, treatment, and laboratory diagnosis in accordance with the international commitment to the elimination of measles. Ministry of Public Health in Thailand; 2013.
14.
International Organization for Migration. Thailand migration report 2011. International Organization for Migration; 2011.
15.
16.
Pearson R, Kusakabe K. Thailand’s hidden workforce: Burmese migrant women factory workers. London Zed Books; 2012.
17.
Migrant Education Coordination Committee, Primary Education Service Area Tak Provincial Office Ministry of Education. Summary of students and instructors in the learning center for migrant workers. Migrant Education Coordination Committee; 2013.
18.
Canavati S, Plugge E, Suwanjatuporn S, Sombatrungjaroen S, Nosten F. Barriers to immunization among children of migrant workers from Myanmar living in Tak province, Thailand. Bull World Health Organ. 2011;89:528–31.PubMedPubMedCentral
19.
20.
Huguet J, Chamratrithirong A, Natali C. Thailand at a crossroads: challenges and opportunities in leveraging migration for development. Issue in brief-IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Migration Policy Institute. 2012;6:1–12.
21.
22.
Ministry of Public Health Thailand. Unofficial translation for the meeting on 27–28 September 2011. Standards for immunization programme implementation. Ministry of Public Health Thailand; 2011.
23.
Clark A, Sanderson C. Timing of children’s vaccinations in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: an analysis of survey data. Lancet. 2009;373:1543–9.PubMed
24.
Crowcroft NS, Stein C, Duclos P, Birmingham M. Review How best to estimate the global burden of pertussis? Lancet. 2003;3:413–8.PubMed
25.
Dannetun E, Tegnell A, Hermansson G, Törner A, Giesecke J. Timeliness of MMR vaccination–influence on vaccination coverage. Vaccine. 2004;22:4228–32.PubMed
26.
Etana B, Deressa W. Factors associated with complete immunization coverage in children aged 12–23 months in Ambo Woreda, central Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:566.PubMedPubMedCentral
27.
Han K, Zheng H, Huang Z, Qiu Q, Zeng H, Chen B, et al. Vaccination coverage and its determinants among migrant children in Guangdong, China. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:203.PubMedPubMedCentral
28.
Colditz GA, Brewer TF, Berkey Catherine S, Wilson ME, Burdick E, Finebergl Harvey V, Mosteller F. Efficacy of BCG vaccine in the prevention of tuberculosis. J Am Med Assoc. 1994;271:698–702.
29.
Uzicanin A, Zimmerman L. Field effectiveness of live attenuated measles-containing vaccines: a review of published literature. J Infect Dis. 2011;204:S133–48.PubMed
30.
31.
Kusuma YS, Kumari R, Pandav CS, Gupta SK. Migration and immunization: determinants of childhood immunization uptake among socioeconomically disadvantaged migrants in Delhi, India. Trop Med Int Health. 2010;15:1326–32.PubMed
32.
33.
Fowkes FJI, McGready R, Johnstone-Robertson S, Nosten F, Beeson JG. Antibody boosting and longevity following tetanus immunization during pregnancy. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56:749–50.PubMedPubMedCentral
34.
De la Fuente IG, Wagner N, Siegrist C-A, Posfay-Barbe KM. Tetanus immunity as a surrogate for past diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization in migrant children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;32:274–7.PubMed
35.
Rossi C, Shrier I, Marshall L, Cnossen S, Schwartzman K, Klein MB, et al. Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and prior immunity in immigrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 2012;7:e44611.PubMedPubMedCentral
36.
37.
Hambidge SJ, Newcomer SR, Narwaney KJ, Glanz JM, Daley MF, Xu S, et al. Timely versus delayed early childhood vaccination and seizures. Pediatrics. 2014;133:1492–9.
Metadata
Title
Immunization Coverage in Migrant School Children Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border
Authors
Aiko Kaji
Daniel M. Parker
Cindy S. Chu
Wipa Thayatkawin
Jiraporn Suelaor
Rachai Charatrueangrongkun
Kloloi Salathibuppha
Francois H. Nosten
Rose McGready
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0294-x

Other articles of this Issue 5/2016

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 5/2016 Go to the issue

Original Paper

Household Food Insecurity and Sleep Patterns Among Mexican Adults: Results from ENSANUT-2012

Original Paper

“It’s Every Family’s Dream”: Choice of a Medical Career Among the Arab Minority in Israel

Original Paper

Exploring Social Service Providers’ Perspectives on Barriers to Social Services for Early Adjustment of Immigrant Adolescents in South Korea

Original Paper

Attitudes and Beliefs of African Immigrant Mothers Living in the US Towards Providing Comprehensive Sex Education to Daughters Aged 12–17 Years: A Pilot Study

Erratum

Erratum to: Lessons Learned from Community-Led Recruitment of Immigrants and Refugee Participants for a Randomized, Community-Based Participatory Research Study

Original Paper

Weight-Related Eating Among Less-Acculturated Latina College Students