Volume 23, Number 1—January 2017
Research
Oral Cholera Vaccine Coverage during an Outbreak and Humanitarian Crisis, Iraq, 2015
Table 5
OCV campaign information sources and cholera-associated messages reported seen or heard by survey respondents in refugee camps, internally displaced persons camps, and collective centers targeted for vaccination, Iraq, 2015*
Information source and type | Frequency | Weighted estimate, % (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Source for information about campaign | ||
Television | 1,046 | 19 (15–24) |
Neighbors or friends | 599 | 13 (10–16) |
Radio | 315 | 12 (9–17) |
MoH staff or vaccinators | 579 | 7 (5–10) |
Poster or banner | 521 | 7 (5–9) |
Schools | 88 | 3 (2–6) |
Community mobilizer | 62 | 3 (2–6) |
SMS text messages | 57 | 3 (2–5) |
Mosque announcements | 62 | 1 (0.3–3) |
The Internet |
40 |
<1 (<0.1–0.2) |
Received nonvaccine information during campaign |
2,410 |
55 (49–61) |
Nonvaccine information heard or seen during campaign | ||
Wash hands with soap and water | 2,023 | 33 (28–39) |
Cook food thoroughly | 930 | 14 (11–18) |
Wash vegetables and fruits | 1,413 | 13 (10–16) |
Boil water | 794 | 15 (12–18) |
Clean cooking utensils and vessels | 635 | 6 (4–8) |
Dispose of human waste properly | 519 | 5 (4–7) |
Drink and use water treated with chlorine products | 334 | 4 (3–7) |
Go to health center if I have cholera | 312 | 4 (3–6) |
Take ORS if I have cholera |
163 |
3 (1–6) |
Do not know or do not remember |
35 |
<1 (0.1–0.4) |
*MoH, Ministry of Health; OCV, oral cholera vaccine; ORS, oral rehydration solution; SMS, short message service. |
1Current affiliation: Bureau of Immunization, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York, USA.