Nigeria - Post Measles Campaign Coverage Survey 2018, First round

v1.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution

2018-09-19

Executive summary

Introduction

The National Post Measles Campaign Coverage Survey (PMCCS) was conducted following measles campaign targeting children aged 9 and 59 months in conducted in Nigeria between November 2017 and March 2018 in Nigeria. The survey was commissioned by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) and implemented by the National Bureau of Statistics. Technical assistance was provided by the World Health Organization while funding was provided by PMCCS provides information on the children receiving measles vaccination during the measles campaign. PMCCS was carried out from January to April 2018 and covered 6819 households with 10151 children aged between 9 and 59 months. The population sampled for the PMCCS is representative of children aged 9 to 59 months nationally and in all 36 states and FCT- Abuja.

Measles vaccination coverage

Eighty eight percent of all children who were eligible for measles vaccination during the campaign were vaccinated. Five states (Anambra, Ekiti, FCT-Abuja, Jigawa and Plateau) achieved an estimated coverage of 95 percent and above.

Proportion of children who received measles vaccination for the first time during the campaign

National close to 10 million children making 35 percent of all children aged between 9 and 59 months received measles vaccination for the first time ever during the measles campaign. As many as 59 percent of children aged 9 to 59 months living in Abuja, 67 percent of children aged 9 to 59 months living in Zamfara and 78 percent of children aged 9 to 59 months living in Katsina state.

Children with SIA cards

Only 59 percent of children who received measles vaccination during the campaign reported receiving a vaccination card during the campaign. The proportion of children who received a vaccination card was as low as 31 percent in Adamawa State and 35 percent in Kogi State.

Sources of information about the campaign

Nationally 3.9 percent of the respondents interviewed were not informed about the measles campaign. The proportion of respondents who were not informed ranged from .03 percent in Jigawa state to 11.5 % in Bauchi state. All respondents in Abuja knew about the measles campaign. Majority of the respondents were informed about the measles campaign through radio, mobilisers (criers), community health workers and village chiefs.

Reason for non-vaccination

Majority of the children were not vaccinated as a result of not being at home in the period of the vaccination campaign and also because the parents or primary caregivers were not aware of the vaccination campaign.

Information on previous vaccination status

Slightly over a half of eligible children had received measles vaccination before the campaign but only 16 percent of all eligible children had a card showing when the vaccination was given.

The primary objective of the survey was to determine the coverage of measles vaccination in all states, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and nationally. Secondary objectives of the survey were:

1. To stratify SIA coverage estimates by age group (9-11 months, 12-59 months)

2. To stratify SIA coverage estimates by sex

3. To identify key communication channels that were effectively used for the campaign

4. To determine reasons for non-vaccination of eligible children during the campaign

5. To determine occurrence of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during the campaign

6. To determine the proportion of children receiving the first dose of measles vaccine during the campaign (i.e., previously unvaccinated)

Sample survey data [ssd]

Individuals and households.