TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abrena,Winston
AU  - Ang,Mevin
AU  - Bendebel,Jonathan
AU  - Amoguis,Lowell
AU  - Bacalla,Sarah
AU  - Alvarez,Jonna
AU  - Batausa,Bob
AU  - Academia,Vanniber
AU  - Cerna,Lourli Marie
AU  - Bautista,Romell
AU  - Caingles,Sylvia
AU  - Lumayag,Evelyn
TI  - Mortality and morbidity patterns for measles in children five years old and below, nine years (1983-1992) in relation to the expanded program on immunization in the city of Cebu
KW  - Measles
KW  - Morbidity
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Immunization Programs
N2  - Measles remains to be one of the top ten infant killers in Cebu City despite the measles immunization which was launched in 1982. A descriptive study was made on a target Population of Cebuano children 5 years old and below. Data on measles morbidity and mortality of Cebuano children, five years and below, were collected from the Cebu City Health Office. The incidence rate & CASE FATALITY rates were then computed. Evaluation of the effectivity of measles Immunization program was not made possible due to the limited population size & limited time the program was evaluated. Despite these, the pattern showed a decline in the Incidence Rate and the Case Fatality Rate
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