TY - JOUR AU - Tohme, Rania AU - François, Jeannot AU - Wannemuehler, Kathleen AU - Iyengar, Preetha AU - Dismer, Amber AU - Adrien, Paul AU - Hyde, Terri AU - Marston, Barbara AU - Date, Kashmira AU - Mintz, Eric AU - Katz, Mark T1 - Oral Cholera Vaccine Coverage, Barriers to Vaccination, and Adverse Events following Vaccination, Haiti, 2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 6 SP - 984 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2013, the first government-led oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign in Haiti was implemented in Petite Anse and Cerca Carvajal. To evaluate vaccination coverage, barriers to vaccination, and adverse events following vaccination, we conducted a cluster survey. We enrolled 1,121 persons from Petite Anse and 809 persons from Cerca Carvajal, categorized by 3 age groups (1–4, 5–14, >15 years). Two-dose OCV coverage was 62.5% in Petite Anse and 76.8% in Cerca Carvajal. Two-dose coverage was lowest among persons >15 years of age. In Cerca Carvajal, coverage was significantly lower for male than female respondents (69% vs. 85%; p<0.001). No major adverse events were reported. The main reason for nonvaccination was absence during the campaign. Vaccination coverage after this campaign was acceptable and comparable to that resulting from campaigns implemented by nongovernmental organizations. Future campaigns should be tailored to reach adults who are not available during daytime hours. KW - oral cholera vaccine KW - coverage survey KW - Haiti KW - vaccination campaigns KW - cholera KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2106.141797 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-1797_article ER - End of Reference